# recollect

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ · frequency rank #42,366

## Definitions
1. To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin recollectus (“remembered, composed”), from Latin recolligo (“gather again, recover”).

## Easily confused with
- **reconnect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recollect-vs-reconnect)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ercollect`, `rceollect`, `reccollect`, `reclolect`, `recolect`, `recolelct`, `recollcet`, `recollecct`, `recollectt`, `recolletc`, `reocllect`, `rrecollect`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/recollect