Which to use
“reason” and “recon” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #479
- “reason” frequency rank
- #21,327
- “recon” frequency rank
- 21806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reason | recon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A cause: | reconnaissance. |
Where the eye mixes reason and recon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. reason (/ˈɹiː.zən/) and recon (/ɹɪˈkɒn/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reason is recorded at frequency rank #479, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹiː.zən/. recon is at rank #21,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈkɒn/.
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 21806, this pair ranks #421,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reason vs recon
Shared letters: enor. Private to "reason": as. Private to "recon": c.
"reason" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "recon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC