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

#28,905
“recoja” frequency rank
#32,374
“recojo” frequency rank
61279
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recoja recojo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recoger.

Where the eye mixes recoja and recojo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recoja and recojo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
recoja
6 ch
recojo

Visual trap between recoja and recojo

A purely visual mix-up. recoja ([reˈkoxa]) and recojo ([reˈkoxo]) 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 a single letter - a in “recoja” becomes o in “recojo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recoja is recorded at frequency rank #28,905, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxa]. recojo is at rank #32,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxo].

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 61279, this pair ranks #56,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recoja vs recojo

Shared letters: cejor. Private to "recoja": a. Private to "recojo": -.

"recoja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojaercoja · rceoja · reccoja · recjoa · recoaj · recojja · reocja · rrecoja
  • recojoercojo · rceojo · reccojo · recjoo · recojjo · recooj · reocjo · rrecojo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recoja" and "recojo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxa] versus [reˈkoxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recoja" vs "recojo" - which ranks higher?
"recoja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,905 in our Spanish list, against #32,374 for "recojo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recoja" and "recojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recojo vs remojo". 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 #56,019 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