Which to use
“recupera” and “recupere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,207
- “recupera” frequency rank
- #16,195
- “recupere” frequency rank
- 26402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recupera | recupere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recupera and recupere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recupera and recupere follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recupera with recupere
A purely visual mix-up. recupera ([rekuˈpeɾa]) 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 a single letter - a in “recupera” becomes e in “recupere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26402, 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]. 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 26402, this pair ranks #231,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recupera vs recupere
Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recupera": a. Private to "recupere": -.
"recupera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recupere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recupera" and "recupere" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recupera" or "recupere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recupera" and "recupere" 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 "recupere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recupera" and "recupere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recubre vs recupere". 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 #231,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.