Which to use
“recibos” and “retiros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,701
- “recibos” frequency rank
- #25,796
- “retiros” frequency rank
- 41497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibos | retiros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recibo. | Forma del plural de retiro. |
Where the eye mixes recibos and retiros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibos and retiros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recibos and retiros
A purely visual mix-up. recibos ([reˈsiβ̞os]) and retiros ([reˈt̪iɾos]) 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 41497, 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]. retiros is at rank #25,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾos].
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 41497, this pair ranks #153,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibos vs retiros
Shared letters: eiors. Private to "recibos": bc. Private to "retiros": t.
"recibos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retiros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibos" and "retiros" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibos" or "retiros" 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 "retiros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibos" and "retiros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs retiros". 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 #153,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.