Which to use
“recibido” and “remitido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,654
- “recibido” frequency rank
- #25,790
- “remitido” frequency rank
- 27444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibido | remitido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de recibir. | Participio de remitir. |
Where the eye mixes recibido and remitido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recibido and remitido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recibido with remitido
A purely visual mix-up. recibido ([resiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and remitido ([remiˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 27444, 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]. remitido is at rank #25,790, tagged as averb, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞o].
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 27444, this pair ranks #226,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibido vs remitido
Shared letters: deior. Private to "recibido": bc. Private to "remitido": mt.
"recibido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "remitido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibido" and "remitido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recibido" vs "remitido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "remitido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibido" and "remitido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitido vs remitidos". 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 #226,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.