Which to use
“recibía” is a verb and “recibidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,848
- “recibía” frequency rank
- #12,233
- “recibidas” frequency rank
- 24081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibía | recibidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Forma del femenino plural de recibido, participio de recibir. |
Where the eye mixes recibía and recibidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recibía with recibidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibía is [resiˈβ̞ia] while recibidas is [resiˈβ̞ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibía is recorded at frequency rank #11,848, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ia]. recibidas is at rank #12,233, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞as].
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 24081, this pair ranks #242,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibía vs recibidas
Shared letters: abceir. Private to "recibía": í. Private to "recibidas": ds.
"recibía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "recibidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibidas ← ercibidas · rceibidas · recbiidas · reccibidas · recibbidas · recibdias · recibiads · recibidass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibía" and "recibidas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recibía" or "recibidas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recibía" and "recibidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibía" and "recibidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibía vs recicla". 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 #242,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.