# recon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɒn/ · frequency rank #21,327

## Definitions
1. reconnaissance.

## Etymology
Contracted form of reconnaissance.

## Easily confused with
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-ron)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-ren)
- **reo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-reo)
- **Rico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-rico)
- **reno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-reno)
- **rein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-rein)
- **redo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-redo)
- **repo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-repo)
- **reign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-reign)
- **resin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-resin)
- **Regan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-regan)
- **rerun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-rerun)
- **redox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-redox)
- **ripon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-ripon)
- **recur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-recur)
- **record** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-record)
- **region** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-region)
- **rector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-rector)
- **rejoin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-rejoin)
- **renown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-renown)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ercon`, `rceon`, `reccon`, `recno`, `reconn`, `reocn`, `rrecon`

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