Which to use
“recibos” is a noun and “reímos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,701
- “recibos” frequency rank
- #25,038
- “reímos” frequency rank
- 40739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibos | reímos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recibo. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de reír o de reírse. |
Where the eye mixes recibos and reímos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recibos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against reímos's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recibos and reímos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibos is [reˈsiβ̞os] while reímos is [reˈimos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40739, 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]. reímos is at rank #25,038, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈimos].
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 40739, this pair ranks #157,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibos vs reímos
Shared letters: eors. Private to "recibos": bci. Private to "reímos": mí.
"recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recibos ← ercibos · rceibos · recbios · reccibos · recibbos · reciboss · recibso · reciobs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recibos" and "reímos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibos" or "reímos" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reímos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibos" and "reímos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reímos vs Reinoso". 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 #157,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.