Which to use
“recubre” and “recupere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,780
- “recubre” frequency rank
- #16,195
- “recupere” frequency rank
- 62975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recubre | recupere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recubrir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recubre and recupere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recubre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recupere's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recubre with recupere
A purely visual mix-up. recubre ([reˈkuβ̞ɾe]) and recupere ([rekuˈpeɾe]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recubre is recorded at frequency rank #46,780, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkuβ̞ɾe]. recupere is at rank #16,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾe].
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 62975, this pair ranks #50,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recubre vs recupere
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recubre": b. Private to "recupere": p.
"recubre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recupere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recubre" for "recupere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recubre" vs "recupere" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recubre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recupere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recubre" and "recupere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recurren". 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 #50,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.