Which to use
“recogían” is a verb and “recogido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,649
- “recogían” frequency rank
- #9,715
- “recogido” frequency rank
- 58364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogían | recogido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. | Que tiene recogimiento y vive retirado del trato y comunicación de las gentes. |
Where the eye mixes recogían and recogido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recogían (CVCVCVVC) and recogido (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recogían with recogido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recogían is [rekoˈxiãn] while recogido is [rekoˈxið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogían is recorded at frequency rank #48,649, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxiãn]. 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 58364, this pair ranks #66,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogían vs recogido
Shared letters: cegor. Private to "recogían": aní. Private to "recogido": di.
"recogían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "recogido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogido ← ercogido · rceogido · reccogido · recgoido · recogdio · recoggido · recogiddo · recogiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recogían" and "recogido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recogían" vs "recogido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogían" 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 #66,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogían" and "recogido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían 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 #66,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.