recojavsrecortaTell them apart

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

#28,905
“recoja” frequency rank
#34,302
“recorta” frequency rank
63207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recoja recorta
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse.

Where the eye mixes recoja and recorta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recoja runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recorta's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
recoja
7 ch
recorta

Why the eye confuses recoja with recorta

A purely visual mix-up. recoja ([reˈkoxa]) and recorta ([reˈkoɾt̪a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63207, 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]. recorta is at rank #34,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪a].

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 63207, this pair ranks #49,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recoja vs recorta

Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recoja": j. Private to "recorta": t.

"recoja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recorta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojaercoja · rceoja · reccoja · recjoa · recoaj · recojja · reocja · rrecoja
  • recortaercorta · rceorta · reccorta · recorat · recorrta · recortta · recrota · reocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recoja" and "recorta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxa] versus [reˈkoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recoja" or "recorta" show up more?
"recoja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,905 in our Spanish list, against #34,302 for "recorta". 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 "recorta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recoja" and "recorta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorta vs recortan". 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 #49,474 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