Which to use
“recuperada” and “recuperados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,982
- “recuperada” frequency rank
- #23,922
- “recuperados” frequency rank
- 50904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperada | recuperados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recuperado, participio de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Forma del plural de recuperado, participio de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuperada and recuperados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recuperada runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against recuperados's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recuperada vs recuperados
A purely visual mix-up. recuperada ([rekupeˈɾað̞a]) and recuperados ([rekupeˈɾað̞os]) 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 50904, 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]. recuperados is at rank #23,922, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞os].
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 50904, this pair ranks #100,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperada vs recuperados
Shared letters: acdepru. Private to "recuperada": -. Private to "recuperados": os.
"recuperada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "recuperados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recuperada ← ercuperada · rceuperada · reccuperada · recpuerada · recueprada · recupearda · recuperaad · recuperadda
- recuperados ← ercuperados · rceuperados · reccuperados · recpuerados · recueprados · recupeardos · recuperaddos · recuperadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recuperada" for "recuperados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recuperada" vs "recuperados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recuperada" and "recuperados" 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 "recuperados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperada" and "recuperados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperada vs recuperadas". 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 #100,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.