Which to use
“recuperan” and “recuperes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,424
- “recuperan” frequency rank
- #45,556
- “recuperes” frequency rank
- 70980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperan | recuperes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuperan and recuperes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recuperan with recuperes
A purely visual mix-up. recuperan ([rekuˈpeɾãn]) and recuperes ([rekuˈpeɾes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70980, 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]. recuperes is at rank #45,556, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾes].
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 70980, this pair ranks #28,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recuperan vs recuperes
Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recuperan": an. Private to "recuperes": s.
"recuperan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recuperes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuperan" and "recuperes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recuperan" or "recuperes" show up more?
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 "recuperes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperan" and "recuperes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperes vs requieres". 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 #28,497 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.