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Which to use

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

#46,778
“recogí” frequency rank
#13,130
“recogió” frequency rank
59908
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recogí recogió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger.

Where the eye mixes recogí and recogió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recogí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recogió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
recogí
7 ch
recogió

Look-alike desk: recogí vs recogió

A purely visual mix-up. recogí ([rekoˈxi]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59908, 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]. 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 59908, this pair ranks #60,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recogí vs recogió

Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogí": í. Private to "recogió": ió.

"recogí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recogió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recogí" and "recogió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekoˈxi] versus [rekoˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recogí" vs "recogió" - which ranks higher?
"recogió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,130 in our Spanish list, against #46,778 for "recogí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "recogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recogí" and "recogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogí vs recogían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #60,859 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