recuperar
[rekupeˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“recuperar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,365
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Volver a tomar o cobrar alguna cosa que antes se poseyó.
Corpus desk
Index ES-recuperar · recuperar · Spanish
recuperar · rank #2,365 · 13 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,365
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH quiso
Nearest frequency peer: quiso (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “recuperar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- publica
publica
97,639 corpus weight
- quedarse
quedarse
97,638 corpus weight
- quiso
quiso
97,637 corpus weight
- recuperar
recuperar
97,636 corpus weight
- responde
responde
97,635 corpus weight
- rock
rock
97,634 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “recuperar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recuperar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rekupeˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recuperar” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around recuperar (IPA [rekupeˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,365 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for recuperar, with forms such as "ercuperar", "rceuperar", and "reccuperar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "recupere", "recupero", "recuperen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is recuperar, spelled R-E-C-U-P-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Volver a tomar o cobrar alguna cosa que antes se poseyó.
- 2Volver a poner en servicio algo que ya se considera inservible.
- 3Tomar un examen adicional para aprobar un curso, después de haber fallado en un intento anterior.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ercuperar
- rceuperar
- reccuperar
- recpuerar
- recueprar
- recupearr
- recuperarr
- recuperra
- recuperrar
- recupperar
- recuprear
- reucperar
- rrecuperar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recuperar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recuperar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "recuperar". Here's where to go from here.
- "recuperar" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "recupere". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,365 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.