Which to use
“recibo” and “recibos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,936
- “recibo” frequency rank
- #15,701
- “recibos” frequency rank
- 20637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibo | recibos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recibir. | Forma del plural de recibo. |
Where the eye mixes recibo and recibos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recibo with recibos
A purely visual mix-up. recibo ([reˈsiβ̞o]) and recibos ([reˈsiβ̞os]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “recibo” sits inside “recibos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibo is recorded at frequency rank #4,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞o]. 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 20637, this pair ranks #258,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibo vs recibos
Shared letters: bceior. Private to "recibo": -. Private to "recibos": s.
"recibo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibo" and "recibos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recibo" vs "recibos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recibo" and "recibos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibo" 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 #258,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibo" 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 #258,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.