Which to use
“recogido” is an adjective and “recogiendo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,715
- “recogido” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “recogiendo” frequency rank
- 22407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogido | recogiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene recogimiento y vive retirado del trato y comunicación de las gentes. | Gerundio de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recogido and recogiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recogido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recogiendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recogido vs recogiendo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recogido is [rekoˈxið̞o] while recogiendo is [rekoˈxjẽn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogido is recorded at frequency rank #9,715, classified as anadj, pronounced [rekoˈxið̞o]. recogiendo is at rank #12,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxjẽn̪d̪o].
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 22407, this pair ranks #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recogido vs recogiendo
Shared letters: cdegior. Private to "recogido": -. Private to "recogiendo": n.
"recogido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recogiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogido ← ercogido · rceogido · reccogido · recgoido · recogdio · recoggido · recogiddo · recogiod
- recogiendo ← ercogiendo · rceogiendo · reccogiendo · recgoiendo · recogeindo · recoggiendo · recogiedno · recogienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recogido" and "recogiendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recogido" or "recogiendo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recogido" and "recogiendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recogido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogido" and "recogiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogiendo vs removiendo". 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 #250,479 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.