Which to use
“recibe” and “recibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,914
- “recibe” frequency rank
- #1,559
- “recibió” frequency rank
- 3473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibe | recibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. |
Where the eye mixes recibe and recibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibe runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recibió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recibe with recibió
A purely visual mix-up. recibe ([reˈsiβ̞e]) and recibió ([resiˈβ̞jo]) 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 3473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibe is recorded at frequency rank #1,914, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞e]. recibió is at rank #1,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jo].
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 3473, this pair ranks #318,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibe vs recibió
Shared letters: bceir. Private to "recibe": -. Private to "recibió": ó.
"recibe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recibió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibe ← ercibe · rceibe · recbie · reccibe · recibbe · recieb · recive · reicbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibe" and "recibió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recibe" vs "recibió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibe" and "recibió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibe vs recubre". 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 #318,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.