Which to use
“recupera” and “recuperado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,207
- “recupera” frequency rank
- #8,865
- “recuperado” frequency rank
- 19072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recupera | recuperado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Participio de recuperar. |
Where the eye mixes recupera and recuperado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recupera with recuperado
A purely visual mix-up. recupera ([rekuˈpeɾa]) and recuperado ([rekupeˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “recupera” sits inside “recuperado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recupera is recorded at frequency rank #10,207, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾa]. recuperado is at rank #8,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞o].
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 19072, this pair ranks #265,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recupera vs recuperado
Shared letters: acepru. Private to "recupera": -. Private to "recuperado": do.
"recupera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recuperado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recupera ← ercupera · rceupera · reccupera · recpuera · recuepra · recupear · recuppera · recuprea
- recuperado ← ercuperado · rceuperado · reccuperado · recpuerado · recueprado · recupeardo · recuperaddo · recuperaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recupera" and "recuperado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recupera" or "recuperado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recupera" and "recuperado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recupera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recupera" and "recuperado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recupera 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 #265,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.