recojanvsretomanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,825
“recojan” frequency rank
#49,251
“retoman” frequency rank
87076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recojan retoman
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retomar.

Where the eye mixes recojan and retoman

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

7 ch
recojan
7 ch
retoman

Look-alike desk: recojan vs retoman

A purely visual mix-up. recojan ([reˈkoxãn]) and retoman ([reˈt̪omãn]) 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 87076, 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]. retoman is at rank #49,251, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪omãn].

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 87076, this pair ranks #4,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recojan vs retoman

Shared letters: aenor. Private to "recojan": cj. Private to "retoman": mt.

"recojan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "retoman" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojanercojan · rceojan · reccojan · recjoan · recoajn · recojann · recojjan · recojna
  • retomanertoman · reotman · retmoan · retoamn · retomann · retomman · retomna · rettoman

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recojan" and "retoman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxãn] versus [reˈt̪omãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recojan" vs "retoman" - which ranks higher?
"recojan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,825 in our Spanish list, against #49,251 for "retoman". 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 "recojan" and "retoman" 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 "retoman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recojan" and "retoman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposan 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 #4,777 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