Which to use
“recibido” and “recibiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,654
- “recibido” frequency rank
- #5,150
- “recibiendo” frequency rank
- 6804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibido | recibiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recibir. | Gerundio de recibir. |
Where the eye mixes recibido and recibiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recibido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recibiendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recibido and recibiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recibido ([resiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and recibiendo ([resiˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 6804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibido is recorded at frequency rank #1,654, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞o]. recibiendo is at rank #5,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o].
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 6804, this pair ranks #309,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibido vs recibiendo
Shared letters: bcdeior. Private to "recibido": -. Private to "recibiendo": n.
"recibido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recibiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibido ← ercibido · rceibido · recbiido · reccibido · recibbido · recibdio · recibiddo · recibiod
- recibiendo ← ercibiendo · rceibiendo · recbiiendo · reccibiendo · recibbiendo · recibeindo · recibiedno · recibienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibido" and "recibiendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recibido" vs "recibiendo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibido" and "recibiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibiendo vs reviviendo". 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 #309,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.