Which to use
“recibidos” and “remitidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,431
- “recibidos” frequency rank
- #46,783
- “remitidos” frequency rank
- 55214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibidos | remitidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recibido, participio de recibir. | Forma del plural de remitido, participio de remitir. |
Where the eye mixes recibidos and remitidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recibidos and remitidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recibidos vs remitidos
A purely visual mix-up. recibidos ([resiˈβ̞ið̞os]) and remitidos ([remiˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 55214, 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]. remitidos is at rank #46,783, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞os].
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 55214, this pair ranks #79,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recibidos vs remitidos
Shared letters: deiors. Private to "recibidos": bc. Private to "remitidos": mt.
"recibidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "remitidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recibidos" for "remitidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recibidos" vs "remitidos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recibidos" and "remitidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remitidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibidos" and "remitidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitidos 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 #79,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.