Which to use
“recuperan” and “recuperar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,424
- “recuperan” frequency rank
- #2,365
- “recuperar” frequency rank
- 27789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperan | recuperar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Volver a tomar o cobrar alguna cosa que antes se poseyó. |
Where the eye mixes recuperan and recuperar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuperan and recuperar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recuperan and recuperar
A purely visual mix-up. recuperan ([rekuˈpeɾãn]) and recuperar ([rekupeˈɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “recuperan” becomes r in “recuperar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperan is recorded at frequency rank #25,424, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾãn]. recuperar is at rank #2,365, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekupeˈɾaɾ].
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 27789, this pair ranks #225,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperan vs recuperar
Shared letters: acepru. Private to "recuperan": n. Private to "recuperar": -.
"recuperan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recuperar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperan" and "recuperar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperan vs recuperes". 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 #225,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.