recibidosvsrecogidosWhat's the difference?

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“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.

9 ch
recibidos
9 ch
recogidos

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

  • recibidosercibidos · rceibidos · recbiidos · reccibidos · recibbidos · recibdios · recibiddos · recibidoss
  • recogidosercogidos · rceogidos · reccogidos · recgoidos · recogdios · recoggidos · recogiddos · recogidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recibidos" and "recogidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈβ̞ið̞os] versus [rekoˈxið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recibidos" or "recogidos"?
"recibidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,431 in our Spanish list, against #13,335 for "recogidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list