Which to use
“reciba” and “recibía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,704
- “reciba” frequency rank
- #11,848
- “recibía” frequency rank
- 20552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reciba | recibía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. |
Where the eye mixes reciba and recibía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. reciba ([reˈsiβ̞a]) and recibía ([resiˈβ̞ia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reciba is recorded at frequency rank #8,704, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞a]. recibía is at rank #11,848, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ia].
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 20552, this pair ranks #258,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reciba vs recibía
Shared letters: abceir. Private to "reciba": -. Private to "recibía": í.
"reciba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recibía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reciba ← erciba · rceiba · recbia · recciba · reciab · recibba · reciva · reicba