verb · #274
to receive
Example: Recibí tu carta.
I received your letter.
Spanish → English
recibir
recibir is Spanish for to receive.
What recibir means
How common is it?
recibir is ranked #274 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to recibir — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- vivir — to live
- sentir — to feel
- pensar — to think
- ocurrir — to happen, to occur
- funcionar — to work, to function
- importante — important
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22