recojovsredujoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,374
“recojo” frequency rank
#10,060
“redujo” frequency rank
42434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recojo redujo
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 reducir o de reducirse.

Where the eye mixes recojo and redujo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recojo and redujo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
recojo
6 ch
redujo

Look-alike desk: recojo vs redujo

A purely visual mix-up. recojo ([reˈkoxo]) and redujo ([reˈð̞uxo]) 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 42434, 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]. redujo is at rank #10,060, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞uxo].

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 42434, this pair ranks #148,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recojo vs redujo

Shared letters: ejor. Private to "recojo": c. Private to "redujo": du.

"recojo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "redujo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recojo ← ercojo · rceojo · reccojo · recjoo · recojjo · recooj · reocjo · rrecojo
  • redujo ← erdujo · rdeujo · reddujo · redjuo · redujjo · reduoj · reudjo · rredujo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recojo" and "redujo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoxo] versus [reˈð̞uxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recojo" or "redujo"?
"redujo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,060 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 "redujo" 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 "redujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recojo" and "redujo" 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 #148,226 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