Which to use
“recogía” and “refugia” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,371
- “recogía” frequency rank
- #41,593
- “refugia” frequency rank
- 68964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogía | refugia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de refugiar o de refugiarse. |
Where the eye mixes recogía and refugia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recogía and refugia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recogía and refugia
A purely visual mix-up. recogía ([rekoˈxia]) and refugia ([reˈfuxja]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogía is recorded at frequency rank #27,371, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxia]. refugia is at rank #41,593, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈfuxja].
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 68964, this pair ranks #33,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogía vs refugia
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "recogía": coí. Private to "refugia": fiu.
"recogía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "refugia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refugia ← erfugia · reffugia · refguia · refugai · refuggia · refuiga · reufgia · rfeugia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recogía" and "refugia" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recogía" or "refugia"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refugia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogía" and "refugia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refugia vs refugian". 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 #33,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.