Which to use
“recogen” and “recogía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “recogen” frequency rank
- #27,371
- “recogía” frequency rank
- 39836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogen | recogía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recoger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recogen and recogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recogen (CVCVCVC) and recogía (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recogen with recogía
A purely visual mix-up. recogen ([reˈkoxẽn]) and recogía ([rekoˈxia]) 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 39836, 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]. recogía is at rank #27,371, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxia].
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 39836, this pair ranks #162,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recogen vs recogía
Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogen": n. Private to "recogía": aí.
"recogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recogía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogen ← ercogen · rceogen · reccogen · recgoen · recoegn · recogenn · recoggen · recogne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recogen" and "recogía" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recogen" or "recogía"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recogen" and "recogía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogen" and "recogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogía 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 #162,400 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.