recommend

[ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd]

/[ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd]/ verb

The verdict

“recommend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - empfehlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-recommend · recommend · German

recommend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for recommend
PropertyValue
Headwordrecommend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „recommend“ im Deutschen

recommendschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recommend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "empfehlen".

recommend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is recommend, spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    empfehlen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recommend"?
"recommend" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd].
What does "recommend" mean?
As a verb, "recommend" means: empfehlen
How do you pronounce "recommend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recommend" is [ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recommend" come from?
"recommend" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list