Which to use
“recibamos” and “recibimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,367
- “recibamos” frequency rank
- #8,046
- “recibimos” frequency rank
- 55413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibamos | recibimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. |
Where the eye mixes recibamos and recibimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recibamos and recibimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recibamos with recibimos
A purely visual mix-up. recibamos ([resiˈβ̞amos]) and recibimos ([resiˈβ̞imos]) 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 “recibamos” becomes i in “recibimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibamos is recorded at frequency rank #47,367, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞amos]. recibimos is at rank #8,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞imos].
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 55413, this pair ranks #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recibamos vs recibimos
Shared letters: bceimors. Private to "recibamos": a. Private to "recibimos": -.
"recibamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recibimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recibamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibamos" and "recibimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibamos vs retiramos". 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 #79,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.