Which to use
“recuperan” and “recuperen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,424
- “recuperan” frequency rank
- #34,748
- “recuperen” frequency rank
- 60172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperan | recuperen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuperan and recuperen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuperan and recuperen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recuperan vs recuperen
A purely visual mix-up. recuperan ([rekuˈpeɾãn]) and recuperen ([rekuˈpeɾẽn]) 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 - a in “recuperan” becomes e in “recuperen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60172, 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]. recuperen is at rank #34,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾẽn].
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 60172, this pair ranks #59,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recuperan vs recuperen
Shared letters: cenpru. Private to "recuperan": a. Private to "recuperen": -.
"recuperan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recuperen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuperan" and "recuperen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recuperan" vs "recuperen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "recuperen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperan" and "recuperen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperen 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 #59,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.