Which to use
“recibe” and “remite” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,914
- “recibe” frequency rank
- #23,206
- “remite” frequency rank
- 25120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibe | remite |
|---|---|---|
| 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 remitir o de remitirse. |
Where the eye mixes recibe and remite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recibe and remite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recibe and remite
A purely visual mix-up. recibe ([reˈsiβ̞e]) and remite ([reˈmit̪e]) 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 25120, 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]. remite is at rank #23,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈmit̪e].
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 25120, this pair ranks #237,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibe vs remite
Shared letters: eir. Private to "recibe": bc. Private to "remite": mt.
"recibe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibe" and "remite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recibe" or "remite"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recibe" and "remite" 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 "remite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibe" and "remite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remite vs reviste". 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 #237,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.