Which to use
“recluido” is a verb and “recogido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,839
- “recluido” frequency rank
- #9,715
- “recogido” frequency rank
- 42554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recluido | recogido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recluir. | Que tiene recogimiento y vive retirado del trato y comunicación de las gentes. |
Where the eye mixes recluido and recogido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recluido (CVCCVVCV) and recogido (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recluido vs recogido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recluido is [reˈklwið̞o] while recogido is [rekoˈxið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recluido is recorded at frequency rank #32,839, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈklwið̞o]. recogido is at rank #9,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekoˈxið̞o].
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 42554, this pair ranks #147,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recluido vs recogido
Shared letters: cdeior. Private to "recluido": lu. Private to "recogido": g.
"recluido" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "recogido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recluido" for "recogido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recluido" vs "recogido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recluido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recluido" and "recogido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recluido vs recluso". 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 #147,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.