Which to use
“recibió” and “remitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,559
- “recibió” frequency rank
- #34,752
- “remitió” frequency rank
- 36311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibió | remitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 remitir. |
Where the eye mixes recibió and remitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibió and remitió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recibió with remitió
A purely visual mix-up. recibió ([resiˈβ̞jo]) and remitió ([remiˈt̪jo]) 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 36311, 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]. remitió is at rank #34,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [remiˈt̪jo].
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 36311, this pair ranks #181,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibió vs remitió
Shared letters: eiró. Private to "recibió": bc. Private to "remitió": mt.
"recibió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "remitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibió" and "remitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibió" or "remitió" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibió" and "remitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitidos vs remitió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.