Which to use
“recuperadas” is a participle and “recuperado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,223
- “recuperadas” frequency rank
- #8,865
- “recuperado” frequency rank
- 52088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperadas | recuperado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de recuperado, participio de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Participio de recuperar. |
Where the eye mixes recuperadas and recuperado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recuperadas runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCVC) against recuperado's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recuperadas vs recuperado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recuperadas is [rekupeˈɾað̞as] while recuperado is [rekupeˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperadas is recorded at frequency rank #43,223, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞as]. recuperado is at rank #8,865, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekupeˈɾað̞o].
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 52088, this pair ranks #94,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperadas vs recuperado
Shared letters: acdepru. Private to "recuperadas": s. Private to "recuperado": o.
"recuperadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "recuperado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recuperadas ← ercuperadas · rceuperadas · reccuperadas · recpueradas · recuepradas · recupeardas · recuperaads · recuperadass
- recuperado ← ercuperado · rceuperado · reccuperado · recpuerado · recueprado · recupeardo · recuperaddo · recuperaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recuperadas" and "recuperado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recuperadas" or "recuperado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recuperadas" and "recuperado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperadas" and "recuperado" 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 #94,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.