Which to use
“reciban” and “recita” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,690
- “reciban” frequency rank
- #41,582
- “recita” frequency rank
- 54272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reciban | recita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recitar. |
Where the eye mixes reciban and recita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reciban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recita's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reciban with recita
A purely visual mix-up. reciban ([reˈsiβ̞ãn]) and recita ([reˈsit̪a]) 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 54272, 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]. recita is at rank #41,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsit̪a].
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 54272, this pair ranks #84,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reciban vs recita
Shared letters: aceir. Private to "reciban": bn. Private to "recita": t.
"reciban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reciban" for "recita" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reciban" or "recita" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reciban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reciban" and "recita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs recita". 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 #84,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.