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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibí" or "recibos" show up more?
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.