recuperarvsrecuperesTell them apart

Which to use

“recuperar” and “recuperes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,365
“recuperar” frequency rank
#45,556
“recuperes” frequency rank
47921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuperar recuperes
Definition Volver a tomar o cobrar alguna cosa que antes se poseyó. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse.

Where the eye mixes recuperar and recuperes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recuperar and recuperes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
recuperar
9 ch
recuperes

Look-alike desk: recuperar vs recuperes

A purely visual mix-up. recuperar ([rekupeˈɾaɾ]) 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 47921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recuperar is recorded at frequency rank #2,365, classified as averb, pronounced [rekupeˈɾaɾ]. 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 47921, this pair ranks #117,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recuperar vs recuperes

Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recuperar": a. Private to "recuperes": s.

"recuperar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "recuperes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuperarercuperar · rceuperar · reccuperar · recpuerar · recueprar · recupearr · recuperarr · recuperra
  • recuperesercuperes · rceuperes · reccuperes · recpueres · recuepres · recupeers · recuperess · recuperres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recuperar" and "recuperes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekupeˈɾaɾ] versus [rekuˈpeɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recuperar" or "recuperes"?
"recuperar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,365 in our Spanish list, against #45,556 for "recuperes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "recuperar" and "recuperes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recuperar" 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 #117,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuperar" 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 #117,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list