Which to use
“recogen” and “recoger” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “recogen” frequency rank
- #4,190
- “recoger” frequency rank
- 16655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogen | recoger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recoger. | Volver a tomar una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes recogen and recoger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogen and recoger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recogen vs recoger
A purely visual mix-up. recogen ([reˈkoxẽn]) and recoger ([rekoˈxeɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “recogen” becomes r in “recoger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogen is recorded at frequency rank #12,465, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxẽn]. recoger is at rank #4,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxeɾ].
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 16655, this pair ranks #275,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recogen vs recoger
Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogen": n. Private to "recoger": -.
"recogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recoger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recogen" and "recoger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recogen" or "recoger"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogen" and "recoger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogen vs recogían". 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 #275,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.