recemosvsrecogemosTell them apart

Which to use

“recemos” and “recogemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,108
“recemos” frequency rank
#35,718
“recogemos” frequency rank
77826
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recemos recogemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de rezar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de recoger.

Where the eye mixes recemos and recogemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recogemos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recemos
9 ch
recogemos

Visual trap between recemos and recogemos

A purely visual mix-up. recemos ([reˈsemos]) and recogemos ([rekoˈxemos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recemos is recorded at frequency rank #42,108, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsemos]. recogemos is at rank #35,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxemos].

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 77826, this pair ranks #15,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recemos vs recogemos

Shared letters: cemors. Private to "recemos": -. Private to "recogemos": g.

"recemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "recogemos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recemosercemos · reccemos · recemmos · recemoss · recemso · receoms · recmeos · reecmos
  • recogemosercogemos · rceogemos · reccogemos · recgoemos · recoegmos · recogemmos · recogemoss · recogemso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recemos" and "recogemos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsemos] versus [rekoˈxemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recemos" or "recogemos"?
"recogemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,718 in our Spanish list, against #42,108 for "recemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recogemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recemos" and "recogemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recemos vs recreos". 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 #15,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list