Which to use
“recurrir” and “resurgir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,108
- “recurrir” frequency rank
- #31,099
- “resurgir” frequency rank
- 37207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurrir | resurgir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acudir al favor de alguno o en demanda de algo. | Aparecer nuevamente. |
Where the eye mixes recurrir and resurgir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recurrir and resurgir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recurrir vs resurgir
A purely visual mix-up. recurrir ([rekuˈriɾ]) and resurgir ([resuɾˈxiɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurrir is recorded at frequency rank #6,108, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈriɾ]. resurgir is at rank #31,099, tagged as averb, pronounced [resuɾˈxiɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37207, this pair ranks #176,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recurrir vs resurgir
Shared letters: eiru. Private to "recurrir": c. Private to "resurgir": gs.
"recurrir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resurgir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recurrir" and "resurgir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recurrir" vs "resurgir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resurgir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurrir" and "resurgir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrí vs recurrir". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #176,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.