Which to use
“recupera” and “recuperen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,207
- “recupera” frequency rank
- #34,748
- “recuperen” frequency rank
- 44955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recupera | recuperen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recupera and recuperen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recupera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recuperen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recupera vs recuperen
A purely visual mix-up. recupera ([rekuˈpeɾa]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44955, 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]. 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 44955, this pair ranks #134,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recupera vs recuperen
Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recupera": a. Private to "recuperen": n.
"recupera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recuperen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recupera" and "recuperen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recupera" or "recuperen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recupera" and "recuperen" 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 "recuperen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recupera" 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 #134,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.