Which to use
“reciban” and “recojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,690
- “reciban” frequency rank
- #37,825
- “recojan” frequency rank
- 50515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reciban | recojan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes reciban and recojan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reciban and recojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reciban vs recojan
A purely visual mix-up. reciban ([reˈsiβ̞ãn]) and recojan ([reˈkoxãn]) 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 50515, 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]. recojan is at rank #37,825, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkoxãn].
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 50515, this pair ranks #102,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reciban vs recojan
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "reciban": bi. Private to "recojan": jo.
"reciban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recojan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reciban" for "recojan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reciban" or "recojan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reciban" and "recojan" 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 "recojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reciban" and "recojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recojan vs retoman". 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 #102,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.