Which to use
“receptor” and “receptores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,527
- “receptor” frequency rank
- #13,127
- “receptores” frequency rank
- 22654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receptor | receptores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que recepta o recibe. | Forma del masculino plural de receptor. |
Where the eye mixes receptor and receptores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. receptor runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against receptores's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: receptor vs receptores
A purely visual mix-up. receptor ([resepˈt̪oɾ]) and receptores ([resepˈt̪oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “receptor” sits inside “receptores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receptor is recorded at frequency rank #9,527, classified as anadj, pronounced [resepˈt̪oɾ]. receptores is at rank #13,127, tagged as anadj, pronounced [resepˈt̪oɾes].
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 22654, this pair ranks #249,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of receptor vs receptores
Shared letters: ceoprt. Private to "receptor": -. Private to "receptores": s.
"receptor" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "receptores" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- receptor ← erceptor · rceeptor · recceptor · recepotr · recepptor · receptorr · receptro · recepttor
- receptores ← erceptores · rceeptores · recceptores · recepotres · recepptores · receptoers · receptoress · receptorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "receptor" for "receptores" ever safe?
Which is more common, "receptor" or "receptores"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "receptor" and "receptores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "receptor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "receptores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receptor" and "receptores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receptora vs receptores". 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 #249,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.