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

#46,778
“recogí” frequency rank
#32,374
“recojo” frequency rank
79152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recogí recojo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recoger.

Where the eye mixes recogí and recojo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recogí and recojo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
recogí
6 ch
recojo

Look-alike desk: recogí vs recojo

A purely visual mix-up. recogí ([rekoˈxi]) and recojo ([reˈkoxo]) 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 79152, 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]. recojo is at rank #32,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxo].

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 79152, this pair ranks #13,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recogí vs recojo

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recogí": . Private to "recojo": j.

"recogí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojoercojo · rceojo · reccojo · recjoo · recojjo · recooj · reocjo · rrecojo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recogí" and "recojo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rekoˈxi] versus [reˈkoxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recogí" or "recojo"?
"recojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,374 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "recogí" and "recojo" 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 "recojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recogí" and "recojo" 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 #13,419 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