Which to use
“recoger” and “recorrer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,190
- “recoger” frequency rank
- #6,352
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- 10542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoger | recorrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Volver a tomar una cosa. | Transitar todo un camino o lugar. |
Where the eye mixes recoger and recorrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recoger runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recorrer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recoger and recorrer
A purely visual mix-up. recoger ([rekoˈxeɾ]) and recorrer ([rekoˈreɾ]) 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 10542, 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]. recorrer is at rank #6,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈreɾ].
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 10542, this pair ranks #298,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recoger vs recorrer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recoger": g. Private to "recorrer": -.
"recoger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recoger" for "recorrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recoger" vs "recorrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoger" and "recorrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoger vs recogí". 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 #298,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.