recibimosvsrecibióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,046
“recibimos” frequency rank
#1,559
“recibió” frequency rank
9605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recibimos recibió
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse.

Where the eye mixes recibimos and recibió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
recibimos
7 ch
recibió

Look-alike desk: recibimos vs recibió

A purely visual mix-up. recibimos ([resiˈβ̞imos]) and recibió ([resiˈβ̞jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recibimos is recorded at frequency rank #8,046, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞imos]. recibió is at rank #1,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jo].

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 9605, this pair ranks #301,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recibimos vs recibió

Shared letters: bceir. Private to "recibimos": mos. Private to "recibió": ó.

"recibimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "recibió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibimosercibimos · rceibimos · recbiimos · reccibimos · recibbimos · recibimmos · recibimoss · recibimso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recibimos" for "recibió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈβ̞imos] versus [resiˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recibimos" or "recibió"?
"recibió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,559 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recibimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recibió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #301,434 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recibimos" and "recibió" 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 #301,434 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