Which to use
“recita” and “recoja” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,582
- “recita” frequency rank
- #28,905
- “recoja” frequency rank
- 70487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recita | recoja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recitar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recita and recoja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recita and recoja follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recita with recoja
A purely visual mix-up. recita ([reˈsit̪a]) and recoja ([reˈkoxa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recita is recorded at frequency rank #41,582, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsit̪a]. recoja is at rank #28,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxa].
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 70487, this pair ranks #29,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recita vs recoja
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recita": it. Private to "recoja": jo.
"recita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recoja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recita" for "recoja" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recita" vs "recoja" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recita" and "recoja" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recita" and "recoja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs recita". 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 #29,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.