Which to use
“recibía” and “recibiera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,848
- “recibía” frequency rank
- #26,208
- “recibiera” frequency rank
- 38056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibía | recibiera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. |
Where the eye mixes recibía and recibiera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recibía and recibiera
A purely visual mix-up. recibía ([resiˈβ̞ia]) and recibiera ([resiˈβ̞jeɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38056, 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]. recibiera is at rank #26,208, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jeɾa].
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 38056, this pair ranks #172,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibía vs recibiera
Shared letters: abceir. Private to "recibía": í. Private to "recibiera": -.
"recibía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "recibiera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibiera ← ercibiera · rceibiera · recbiiera · reccibiera · recibbiera · recibeira · recibiear · recibierra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recibía" for "recibiera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recibía" vs "recibiera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recibía" and "recibiera" 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 "recibiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibía" and "recibiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibiera vs recibieran". 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 #172,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.