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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recuperar" and "recuperes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recuperar" or "recuperes"?
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.