Which to use
“recuperen” and “recuperes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,748
- “recuperen” frequency rank
- #45,556
- “recuperes” frequency rank
- 80304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperen | recuperes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de recuperar o de recuperarse. |
Where the eye mixes recuperen and recuperes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recuperen and recuperes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recuperen with recuperes
A purely visual mix-up. recuperen ([rekuˈpeɾẽn]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “recuperen” becomes s in “recuperes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperen is recorded at frequency rank #34,748, classified as averb, pronounced [rekuˈpeɾẽn]. 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 80304, this pair ranks #11,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recuperen vs recuperes
Shared letters: cepru. Private to "recuperen": n. Private to "recuperes": s.
"recuperen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "recuperes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recuperen" and "recuperes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recuperen" or "recuperes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recuperen" and "recuperes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperen" 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 #11,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperen" 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 #11,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.