Which to use
“recibidos” and “recogidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,431
- “recibidos” frequency rank
- #13,335
- “recogidos” frequency rank
- 21766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibidos | recogidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recibido, participio de recibir. | Forma del plural de recogido, participio de recoger. |
Where the eye mixes recibidos and recogidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recibidos and recogidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recibidos with recogidos
A purely visual mix-up. recibidos ([resiˈβ̞ið̞os]) and recogidos ([rekoˈxið̞os]) 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 21766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibidos is recorded at frequency rank #8,431, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [resiˈβ̞ið̞os]. recogidos is at rank #13,335, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekoˈxið̞os].
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 21766, this pair ranks #253,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibidos vs recogidos
Shared letters: cdeiors. Private to "recibidos": b. Private to "recogidos": g.
"recibidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recogidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibidos" and "recogidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recibidos" or "recogidos"?
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 "recibidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recogidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibidos" and "recogidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogidos vs removidos". 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 #253,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.