recuperavsrecuperesConfusable pair

Which to use

“recupera” and “recuperes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,207
“recupera” frequency rank
#45,556
“recuperes” frequency rank
55763
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recupera recuperes
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse.

Where the eye mixes recupera and recuperes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recupera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against recuperes's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
recupera
9 ch
recuperes

Visual trap between recupera and recuperes

A purely visual mix-up. recupera ([rekuˈpeɾa]) and recuperes ([rekuˈpeɾes]) 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 55763, 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]. recuperes is at rank #45,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾes].

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 55763, this pair ranks #77,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recupera vs recuperes

Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recupera": a. Private to "recuperes": s.

"recupera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "recuperes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuperaercupera · rceupera · reccupera · recpuera · recuepra · recupear · recuppera · recuprea
  • recuperesercuperes · rceuperes · reccuperes · recpueres · recuepres · recupeers · recuperess · recuperres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recupera" and "recuperes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekuˈpeɾa] versus [rekuˈpeɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recupera" or "recuperes"?
"recupera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,207 in our Spanish list, against #45,556 for "recuperes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "recupera" and "recuperes" 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 "recuperes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recupera" and "recuperes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperes vs requieres". 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 #77,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list