Which to use
“recogían” and “recortan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,649
- “recogían” frequency rank
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- 97302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogían | recortan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recoger. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. |
Where the eye mixes recogían and recortan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogían (CVCVCVVC) and recortan (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recogían and recortan
A purely visual mix-up. recogían ([rekoˈxiãn]) and recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) 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 97302, 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]. recortan is at rank #48,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪ãn].
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 97302, this pair ranks #188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recogían vs recortan
Shared letters: acenor. Private to "recogían": gí. Private to "recortan": t.
"recogían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recortan ← ercortan · rceortan · reccortan · recoratn · recorrtan · recortann · recortna · recorttan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recogían" and "recortan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recogían" or "recortan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recogían" and "recortan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recortan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogían" and "recortan" 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 #188 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.