Which to use
“recuperación” and “recuperaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,515
- “recuperación” frequency rank
- #48,654
- “recuperaciones” frequency rank
- 52169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperación | recuperaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Forma del plural de recuperación. |
Where the eye mixes recuperación and recuperaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. recuperación runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVCVVC) against recuperaciones's 14 (CVCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recuperación vs recuperaciones
A purely visual mix-up. recuperación ([rekupeɾaˈsjõn]) and recuperaciones ([rekupeɾaˈsjones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperación is recorded at frequency rank #3,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekupeɾaˈsjõn]. recuperaciones is at rank #48,654, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekupeɾaˈsjones].
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 52169, this pair ranks #94,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperación vs recuperaciones
Shared letters: aceinpru. Private to "recuperación": ó. Private to "recuperaciones": os.
"recuperación" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "recuperaciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recuperaciones ← ercuperaciones · rceuperaciones · reccuperaciones · recpueraciones · recuepraciones · recupearciones · recuperacciones · recuperacinoes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recuperación" for "recuperaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recuperación" vs "recuperaciones" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperación" and "recuperaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperaciones vs remuneraciones". 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 #94,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.