# recollection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #20,202

## Definitions
1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
2. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
3. That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
5. A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

## Etymology
Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ercollection`, `rceollection`, `reccollection`, `reclolection`, `recolection`, `recolelction`, `recollcetion`, `recollecction`, `recolleciton`, `recollecsion`, `recollectino`, `recollectionn`, `recollectoin`, `recollecttion`, `recolletcion`, `reocllection`, `rrecollection`

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