recibívsrecibosTell them apart

Which to use

“recibí” and “recibos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,777
“recibí” frequency rank
#15,701
“recibos” frequency rank
23478
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recibí recibos
Definition Fórmula que se coloca en ciertos documentos antes de firmarlos para expresar la conformidad de lo que se ha recibido.. Forma del plural de recibo.

Where the eye mixes recibí and recibos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recibos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
recibí
7 ch
recibos

Visual trap between recibí and recibos

A purely visual mix-up. recibí ([resiˈβ̞i]) and recibos ([reˈsiβ̞os]) 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 23478, 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]. recibos is at rank #15,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞os].

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 23478, this pair ranks #245,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recibí vs recibos

Shared letters: bceir. Private to "recibí": í. Private to "recibos": os.

"recibí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibos ← ercibos · rceibos · recbios · reccibos · recibbos · reciboss · recibso · reciobs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recibí" and "recibos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈβ̞i] versus [reˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibí" or "recibos" show up more?
"recibí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,777 in our Spanish list, against #15,701 for "recibos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recibí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recibos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #245,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recibí" and "recibos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibos vs recreos". 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 #245,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list