Which to use
“recogí” and “recogía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,778
- “recogí” frequency rank
- #27,371
- “recogía” frequency rank
- 74149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogí | recogía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recogí and recogía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recogía's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recogí vs recogía
A purely visual mix-up. recogí ([rekoˈxi]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recogí” sits inside “recogía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogí is recorded at frequency rank #46,778, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxi]. 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 74149, this pair ranks #21,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogí vs recogía
Shared letters: cegorí. Private to "recogí": -. Private to "recogía": a.
"recogí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recogía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recogí" and "recogía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recogí" or "recogía"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogí" 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 #21,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogí" and "recogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recogían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.