recibidavsremitidaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,305
“recibida” frequency rank
#42,661
“remitida” frequency rank
50966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recibida remitida
Definition Forma del femenino de recibido, participio de recibir. Forma del femenino de remitido, participio de remitir.

Where the eye mixes recibida and remitida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recibida and remitida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
recibida
8 ch
remitida

Why the eye confuses recibida with remitida

A purely visual mix-up. recibida ([resiˈβ̞ið̞a]) and remitida ([remiˈt̪ið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50966, 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]. remitida is at rank #42,661, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞a].

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 50966, this pair ranks #100,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recibida vs remitida

Shared letters: adeir. Private to "recibida": bc. Private to "remitida": mt.

"recibida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "remitida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibidaercibida · rceibida · recbiida · reccibida · recibbida · recibdia · recibiad · recibidda
  • remitidaermitida · reimtida · remiitda · remitdia · remitiad · remitidda · remittida · remmitida

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recibida" and "remitida" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [remiˈt̪ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recibida" or "remitida"?
"recibida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,305 in our Spanish list, against #42,661 for "remitida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recibida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remitida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recibida" and "remitida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitida vs removida". 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 #100,416 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