Which to use
“recuerden” and “recuperen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,950
- “recuerden” frequency rank
- #34,748
- “recuperen” frequency rank
- 41698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuerden | recuperen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recordar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuerden and recuperen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuerden (CVCVVCCVC) and recuperen (CVCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recuerden with recuperen
A purely visual mix-up. recuerden ([reˈkweɾð̞ẽn]) and recuperen ([rekuˈpeɾẽn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuerden is recorded at frequency rank #6,950, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkweɾð̞ẽn]. recuperen is at rank #34,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾẽn].
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 41698, this pair ranks #152,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuerden vs recuperen
Shared letters: cenru. Private to "recuerden": d. Private to "recuperen": p.
"recuerden" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "recuperen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recuerden" for "recuperen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recuerden" or "recuperen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recuerden" and "recuperen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuerden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuerden" and "recuperen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperen vs recuperes". 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 #152,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.