Which to use
“recibió” is a verb and “recibos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,559
- “recibió” frequency rank
- #15,701
- “recibos” frequency rank
- 17260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibió | recibos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Forma del plural de recibo. |
Where the eye mixes recibió and recibos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibió (CVCVCVV) and recibos (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recibió with recibos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibió is [resiˈβ̞jo] while recibos is [reˈsiβ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibió is recorded at frequency rank #1,559, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jo]. recibos is at rank #15,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞os].
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 17260, this pair ranks #272,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibió vs recibos
Shared letters: bceir. Private to "recibió": ó. Private to "recibos": os.
"recibió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibos ← ercibos · rceibos · recbios · reccibos · recibbos · reciboss · recibso · reciobs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recibió" for "recibos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recibió" or "recibos"?
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 "recibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recibos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibió" and "recibos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibos vs recreos". 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 #272,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.