Which to use
“recogen” and “recogían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “recogen” frequency rank
- #48,649
- “recogían” frequency rank
- 61114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogen | recogían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recoger. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recogen and recogían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recogían's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recogen vs recogían
A purely visual mix-up. recogen ([reˈkoxẽn]) and recogían ([rekoˈxiãn]) 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 61114, 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]. recogían is at rank #48,649, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxiãn].
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 61114, this pair ranks #56,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogen vs recogían
Shared letters: cegnor. Private to "recogen": -. Private to "recogían": aí.
"recogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recogían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogen ← ercogen · rceogen · reccogen · recgoen · recoegn · recogenn · recoggen · recogne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recogen" for "recogían" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recogen" vs "recogían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recogen" and "recogían" 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 "recogían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogen" and "recogían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían vs refugian". 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 #56,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.