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

#12,465
“recogen” frequency rank
#46,778
“recogí” frequency rank
59243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recogen recogí
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recoger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger.

Where the eye mixes recogen and recogí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recogí's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recogen
6 ch
recogí

Why the eye confuses recogen with recogí

A purely visual mix-up. recogen ([reˈkoxẽn]) and recogí ([rekoˈxi]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59243, 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]. recogí is at rank #46,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxi].

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 59243, this pair ranks #63,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recogen vs recogí

Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogen": n. Private to "recogí": í.

"recogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "recogí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recogen ← ercogen · rceogen · reccogen · recgoen · recoegn · recogenn · recoggen · recogne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recogen" for "recogí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxẽn] versus [rekoˈxi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recogen" or "recogí"?
"recogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,465 in our Spanish list, against #46,778 for "recogí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "recogí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recogen" and "recogí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí 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 #63,360 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