Which to use
“recojan” and “recojo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,825
- “recojan” frequency rank
- #32,374
- “recojo” frequency rank
- 70199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recojan | recojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recojan and recojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recojan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recojo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recojan with recojo
A purely visual mix-up. recojan ([reˈkoxãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recojan is recorded at frequency rank #37,825, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxãn]. 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 70199, this pair ranks #30,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recojan vs recojo
Shared letters: cejor. Private to "recojan": an. Private to "recojo": -.
"recojan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recojan" and "recojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recojan" 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 #30,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recojan" and "recojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recojan vs retoman". 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 #30,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.