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

#1,654
“recibido” frequency rank
#8,046
“recibimos” frequency rank
9700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recibido recibimos
Definition Participio de recibir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse.

Where the eye mixes recibido and recibimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recibido
9 ch
recibimos

Why the eye confuses recibido with recibimos

A purely visual mix-up. recibido ([resiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and recibimos ([resiˈβ̞imos]) 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 9700, 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]. recibimos is at rank #8,046, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞imos].

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 9700, this pair ranks #301,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recibido vs recibimos

Shared letters: bceior. Private to "recibido": d. Private to "recibimos": ms.

"recibido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "recibimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibidoercibido · rceibido · recbiido · reccibido · recibbido · recibdio · recibiddo · recibiod
  • recibimosercibimos · rceibimos · recbiimos · reccibimos · recibbimos · recibimmos · recibimoss · recibimso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recibido" and "recibimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [resiˈβ̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recibido" or "recibimos"?
"recibido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,654 in our Spanish list, against #8,046 for "recibimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recibimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #301,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recibido" and "recibimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibamos vs recibimos". 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 #301,100 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