Which to use
“recuperan” and “requieran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,424
- “recuperan” frequency rank
- #22,173
- “requieran” frequency rank
- 47597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperan | requieran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 requerir. |
Where the eye mixes recuperan and requieran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recuperan and requieran
A purely visual mix-up. recuperan ([rekuˈpeɾãn]) and requieran ([reˈkjeɾãn]) 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 47597, 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]. requieran is at rank #22,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈkjeɾãn].
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 47597, this pair ranks #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperan vs requieran
Shared letters: aenru. Private to "recuperan": cp. Private to "requieran": iq.
"recuperan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "requieran" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuperan" and "requieran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recuperan" vs "requieran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requieran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperan" and "requieran" 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 #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.