Which to use
“recogió” is a verb and “refugio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,130
- “recogió” frequency rank
- #4,191
- “refugio” frequency rank
- 17321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recogió | refugio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recoger. | Lugar en que ampararse, resguardarse, recibir protección, asilo o acogida. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recogió and refugio apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recogió is [rekoˈxjo] while refugio is [reˈfuxjo]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recogió is recorded at frequency rank #13,130, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈxjo]. refugio is at rank #4,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈfuxjo].
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 17321, this pair ranks #272,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recogió vs refugio
Shared letters: egior. Private to "recogió": có. Private to "refugio": fu.
"recogió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "refugio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refugio ← erfugio · reffugio · refguio · refuggio · refugoi · refuigo · reufgio · rfeugio