Which to use
“recuperada” and “recuperadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,982
- “recuperada” frequency rank
- #43,223
- “recuperadas” frequency rank
- 70205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperada | recuperadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recuperado, participio de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Forma del femenino plural de recuperado, participio de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuperada and recuperadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recuperada runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against recuperadas's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recuperada with recuperadas
A purely visual mix-up. recuperada ([rekupeˈɾað̞a]) and recuperadas ([rekupeˈɾað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recuperada” sits inside “recuperadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperada is recorded at frequency rank #26,982, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞a]. recuperadas is at rank #43,223, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞as].
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 70205, this pair ranks #30,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recuperada vs recuperadas
Shared letters: acdepru. Private to "recuperada": -. Private to "recuperadas": s.
"recuperada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "recuperadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recuperada ← ercuperada · rceuperada · reccuperada · recpuerada · recueprada · recupearda · recuperaad · recuperadda
- recuperadas ← ercuperadas · rceuperadas · reccuperadas · recpueradas · recuepradas · recupeardas · recuperaads · recuperadass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuperada" and "recuperadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recuperada" or "recuperadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recuperada" and "recuperadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperada" and "recuperadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperadas vs remuneradas". 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 #30,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.