Which to use
“recupere” is a verb and “recupero” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,195
- “recupere” frequency rank
- #34,749
- “recupero” frequency rank
- 50944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recupere | recupero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Recuperación, acción y efecto de recuperar, volver a tener lo que antes se poseía. |
Where the eye mixes recupere and recupero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recupere and recupero follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recupere with recupero
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recupere is [rekuˈpeɾe] while recupero is [rekuˈpeɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “recupere” becomes o in “recupero”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recupere is recorded at frequency rank #16,195, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾe]. recupero is at rank #34,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾo].
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 50944, this pair ranks #100,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recupere vs recupero
Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recupere": -. Private to "recupero": o.
"recupere" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "recupero" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recupere" for "recupero" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recupere" vs "recupero" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recupere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recupero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recupere" and "recupero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperes vs recupero". 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 #100,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.