recogenvsrecorrenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,465
“recogen” frequency rank
#18,664
“recorren” frequency rank
31129
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recogen recorren
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 presente de indicativo de recorrer.

Where the eye mixes recogen and recorren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recorren's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
recogen
8 ch
recorren

Look-alike desk: recogen vs recorren

A purely visual mix-up. recogen ([reˈkoxẽn]) and recorren ([reˈkorẽn]) 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 31129, 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]. recorren is at rank #18,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkorẽn].

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 31129, this pair ranks #208,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recogen vs recorren

Shared letters: cenor. Private to "recogen": g. Private to "recorren": -.

"recogen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "recorren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recogen ← ercogen · rceogen · reccogen · recgoen · recoegn · recogenn · recoggen · recogne
  • recorren ← ercorren · rceorren · reccorren · recoren · recorern · recorrenn · recorrne · recroren

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recogen" for "recorren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxẽn] versus [reˈkorẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recogen" or "recorren" show up more?
"recogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,465 in our Spanish list, against #18,664 for "recorren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recorren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recogen" and "recorren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorren vs recortan". 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 #208,630 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