Which to use
“recibe” and “recubre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,914
- “recibe” frequency rank
- #46,780
- “recubre” frequency rank
- 48694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibe | recubre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de recubrir. |
Where the eye mixes recibe and recubre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibe runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recubre's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recibe and recubre
A purely visual mix-up. recibe ([reˈsiβ̞e]) and recubre ([reˈkuβ̞ɾe]) 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 48694, 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]. recubre is at rank #46,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkuβ̞ɾe].
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 48694, this pair ranks #113,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibe vs recubre
Shared letters: bcer. Private to "recibe": i. Private to "recubre": u.
"recibe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recubre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibe" and "recubre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recibe" or "recubre"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recibe" and "recubre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recubre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibe" and "recubre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurren". 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 #113,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.