recojovsrecordóConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,374
“recojo” frequency rank
#5,882
“recordó” frequency rank
38256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recojo recordó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recoger. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recordar.

Where the eye mixes recojo and recordó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
recojo
7 ch
recordó

Visual trap between recojo and recordó

A purely visual mix-up. recojo ([reˈkoxo]) and recordó ([rekoɾˈð̞o]) 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 38256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recojo is recorded at frequency rank #32,374, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxo]. recordó is at rank #5,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈð̞o].

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 38256, this pair ranks #171,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recojo vs recordó

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recojo": j. Private to "recordó": .

"recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recordó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojoercojo · rceojo · reccojo · recjoo · recojjo · recooj · reocjo · rrecojo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recojo" and "recordó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxo] versus [rekoɾˈð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recojo" vs "recordó" - which ranks higher?
"recordó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,882 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recordó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,008 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recojo" and "recordó" 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 #171,008 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