Which to use
“recurso” and “recursos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,285
- “recurso” frequency rank
- #696
- “recursos” frequency rank
- 3981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recurso | recursos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recurrir (buscar la ayuda de un juez, autoridad, o alguien con capacidad para darla; reaparecer; regresar). | Conjunto de medios materiales para sobrevivir o para la subsistencia. |
Where the eye mixes recurso and recursos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recurso runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recursos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recurso and recursos
A purely visual mix-up. recurso ([reˈkuɾso]) and recursos ([reˈkuɾsos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recurso” sits inside “recursos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recurso is recorded at frequency rank #3,285, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkuɾso]. recursos is at rank #696, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈkuɾsos].
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 3981, this pair ranks #317,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recurso vs recursos
Shared letters: ceorsu. Private to "recurso": -. Private to "recursos": -.
"recurso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recursos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recurso" and "recursos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recurso" vs "recursos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recurso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recursos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recurso" and "recursos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recreos vs recursos". 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 #317,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.