recojovsrecreoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,374
“recojo” frequency rank
#11,301
“recreo” frequency rank
43675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recojo recreo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recoger. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recrear.

Where the eye mixes recojo and recreo

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

6 ch
recojo
6 ch
recreo

Look-alike desk: recojo vs recreo

A purely visual mix-up. recojo ([reˈkoxo]) and recreo ([reˈkɾeo]) 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 43675, 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]. recreo is at rank #11,301, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkɾeo].

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 43675, this pair ranks #141,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recojo vs recreo

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recojo": j. Private to "recreo": -.

"recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recreo" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojo ← ercojo · rceojo · reccojo · recjoo · recojjo · recooj · reocjo · rrecojo
  • recreo ← ercreo · rcereo · reccreo · recero · recroe · recrreo · rerceo · rrecreo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recojo" and "recreo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxo] versus [reˈkɾeo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recojo" vs "recreo" - which ranks higher?
"recreo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,301 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recreo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recojo" and "recreo" 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 #141,331 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