recojavsrecreaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,905
“recoja” frequency rank
#28,541
“recrea” frequency rank
57446
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recoja recrea
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 recrear.

Where the eye mixes recoja and recrea

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recoja (CVCVCV) and recrea (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
recoja
6 ch
recrea

Visual trap between recoja and recrea

A purely visual mix-up. recoja ([reˈkoxa]) and recrea ([reˈkɾea]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57446, 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]. recrea is at rank #28,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkɾea].

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 57446, this pair ranks #70,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recoja vs recrea

Shared letters: acer. Private to "recoja": jo. Private to "recrea": -.

"recoja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recrea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recoja ← ercoja · rceoja · reccoja · recjoa · recoaj · recojja · reocja · rrecoja
  • recrea ← ercrea · rcerea · reccrea · recera · recrae · recrrea · rercea · rrecrea

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recoja" for "recrea" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxa] versus [reˈkɾea]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recoja" vs "recrea" - which ranks higher?
"recrea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,541 in our Spanish list, against #28,905 for "recoja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "recoja" and "recrea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recrea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recoja" and "recrea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recrea vs recreos". 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 #70,486 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