Which to use
“reciban” and “recibir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,690
- “reciban” frequency rank
- #1,272
- “recibir” frequency rank
- 13962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reciban | recibir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tomar alguien algo que se le da o se le envía. |
Where the eye mixes reciban and recibir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reciban and recibir
A purely visual mix-up. reciban ([reˈsiβ̞ãn]) and recibir ([resiˈβ̞iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reciban is recorded at frequency rank #12,690, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞ãn]. recibir is at rank #1,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞iɾ].
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 13962, this pair ranks #285,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reciban vs recibir
Shared letters: bceir. Private to "reciban": an. Private to "recibir": -.
"reciban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recibir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reciban" and "recibir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reciban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reciban" and "recibir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reciban vs regirán". 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 #285,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.