Which to use
“recibidas” is a participle and “recibido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,233
- “recibidas” frequency rank
- #1,654
- “recibido” frequency rank
- 13887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibidas | recibido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de recibido, participio de recibir. | Participio de recibir. |
Where the eye mixes recibidas and recibido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recibidas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against recibido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recibidas vs recibido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibidas is [resiˈβ̞ið̞as] while recibido is [resiˈβ̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibidas is recorded at frequency rank #12,233, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞as]. recibido is at rank #1,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 13887, this pair ranks #286,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibidas vs recibido
Shared letters: bcdeir. Private to "recibidas": as. Private to "recibido": o.
"recibidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recibido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recibidas" for "recibido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibidas" or "recibido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recibidas" and "recibido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibidas" and "recibido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibido vs revivido". 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 #286,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.