Which to use
“recibí” and “recibo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,777
- “recibí” frequency rank
- #4,936
- “recibo” frequency rank
- 12713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibí | recibo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fórmula que se coloca en ciertos documentos antes de firmarlos para expresar la conformidad de lo que se ha recibido.. | Acción o efecto de recibir. |
Where the eye mixes recibí and recibo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recibí and recibo
A purely visual mix-up. recibí ([resiˈβ̞i]) and recibo ([reˈsiβ̞o]) 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 a single letter - í in “recibí” becomes o in “recibo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibí is recorded at frequency rank #7,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [resiˈβ̞i]. recibo is at rank #4,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞o].
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 12713, this pair ranks #290,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibí vs recibo
Shared letters: bceir. Private to "recibí": í. Private to "recibo": o.
"recibí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recibo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibo ← ercibo · rceibo · recbio · reccibo · recibbo · reciob · recivo · reicbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibí" and "recibo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibí" or "recibo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recibí" and "recibo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibí" and "recibo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibí vs recogí". 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 #290,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.