Which to use
“recogí” is a verb and “recogido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,778
- “recogí” frequency rank
- #9,715
- “recogido” frequency rank
- 56493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogí | recogido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. | Que tiene recogimiento y vive retirado del trato y comunicación de las gentes. |
Where the eye mixes recogí and recogido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recogí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recogido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recogí vs recogido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recogí is [rekoˈxi] while recogido is [rekoˈxið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56493, 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]. recogido is at rank #9,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rekoˈxið̞o].
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 56493, this pair ranks #74,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogí vs recogido
Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogí": í. Private to "recogido": di.
"recogí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recogido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogido ← ercogido · rceogido · reccogido · recgoido · recogdio · recoggido · recogiddo · recogiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recogí" for "recogido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recogí" vs "recogido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recogí" and "recogido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogí" and "recogido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recogían". 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 #74,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.