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

#9,030
“recogida” frequency rank
#42,120
“regida” frequency rank
51150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recogida regida
Definition Forma del femenino de recogido, participio de recoger. Forma del femenino de regido, participio de regir.

Where the eye mixes recogida and regida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against regida's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
recogida
6 ch
regida

Look-alike desk: recogida vs regida

A purely visual mix-up. recogida ([rekoˈxið̞a]) and regida ([reˈxið̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recogida is recorded at frequency rank #9,030, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoˈxið̞a]. regida is at rank #42,120, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈxið̞a].

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 51150, this pair ranks #99,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recogida vs regida

Shared letters: adegir. Private to "recogida": co. Private to "regida": -.

"recogida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "regida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recogidaercogida · rceogida · reccogida · recgoida · recogdia · recoggida · recogiad · recogidda
  • regidaergida · regdia · reggida · regiad · regidda · reigda · rgeida · rregida

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recogida" for "regida" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rekoˈxið̞a] versus [reˈxið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recogida" or "regida"?
"recogida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,030 in our Spanish list, against #42,120 for "regida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "recogida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #99,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recogida" and "regida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regida". 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 #99,411 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