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“reconozca” and “reconozco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,933
- “reconozca” frequency rank
- #8,048
- “reconozco” frequency rank
- 22981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconozca | reconozco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de reconocer o de reconocerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de reconocer o de reconocerse. |
Where the eye mixes reconozca and reconozco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reconozca with reconozco
A purely visual mix-up. reconozca ([rekoˈnoska]) and reconozco ([rekoˈnosko]) 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 a single letter - a in “reconozca” becomes o in “reconozco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reconozca is recorded at frequency rank #14,933, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈnoska]. reconozco is at rank #8,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈnosko].
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 22981, this pair ranks #247,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reconozca vs reconozco
Shared letters: cenorz. Private to "reconozca": a. Private to "reconozco": -.
"reconozca" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "reconozco" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reconozca" and "reconozco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reconozca" or "reconozco" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reconozca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reconozco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconozca" and "reconozco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconocí vs reconozca". 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 #247,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.