Which to use
“recibida” and “recibidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,305
- “recibida” frequency rank
- #8,431
- “recibidos” frequency rank
- 16736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibida | recibidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recibido, participio de recibir. | Forma del plural de recibido, participio de recibir. |
Where the eye mixes recibida and recibidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recibida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recibidos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recibida with recibidos
A purely visual mix-up. recibida ([resiˈβ̞ið̞a]) and recibidos ([resiˈβ̞ið̞os]) 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 16736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibida is recorded at frequency rank #8,305, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞a]. recibidos is at rank #8,431, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 16736, this pair ranks #274,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibida vs recibidos
Shared letters: bcdeir. Private to "recibida": a. Private to "recibidos": os.
"recibida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recibidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibida" and "recibidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recibida" or "recibidos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibida" and "recibidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibamos vs recibidos". 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 #274,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.