Which to use
“recogido” is an adjective and “recogió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,715
- “recogido” frequency rank
- #13,130
- “recogió” frequency rank
- 22845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogido | recogió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene recogimiento y vive retirado del trato y comunicación de las gentes. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recogido and recogió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recogido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recogió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recogido and recogió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recogido is [rekoˈxið̞o] while recogió is [rekoˈxjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 22845, 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]. recogió is at rank #13,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxjo].
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 22845, this pair ranks #248,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recogido vs recogió
Shared letters: cegior. Private to "recogido": d. Private to "recogió": ó.
"recogido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recogió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recogido ← ercogido · rceogido · reccogido · recgoido · recogdio · recoggido · recogiddo · recogiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recogido" and "recogió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recogido" vs "recogió" - 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 "recogido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recogido" and "recogió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían vs recogió". 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 #248,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.