Which to use
“recoger” and “recogió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,190
- “recoger” frequency rank
- #13,130
- “recogió” frequency rank
- 17320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoger | recogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Volver a tomar una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recoger and recogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recoger (CVCVCVC) and recogió (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recoger and recogió
A purely visual mix-up. recoger ([rekoˈxeɾ]) and recogió ([rekoˈxjo]) 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 17320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recoger is recorded at frequency rank #4,190, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxeɾ]. recogió is at rank #13,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxjo].
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 17320, this pair ranks #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recoger vs recogió
Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recoger": -. Private to "recogió": ió.
"recoger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recogió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoger ← ercoger · rceoger · reccoger · recgoer · recoegr · recogerr · recogger · recogre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recoger" for "recogió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recoger" or "recogió" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoger" and "recogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían vs recogió". 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 #272,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.