Which to use
“recibos” is a noun and “recio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,701
- “recibos” frequency rank
- #32,373
- “recio” frequency rank
- 48074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibos | recio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recibo. | Fuerte, resistente. |
Where the eye mixes recibos and recio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recibos vs recio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibos is [reˈsiβ̞os] while recio is [ˈresjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibos is recorded at frequency rank #15,701, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞os]. recio is at rank #32,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈresjo].
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 48074, this pair ranks #116,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibos vs recio
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "recibos": bs. Private to "recio": -.
"recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibos" and "recio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recibos" vs "recio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recibos" and "recio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibos" and "recio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recio vs rengo". 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 #116,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.