recommendation

/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

//ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən// noun

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"recommendation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“recommendation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,173
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of recommending.

Corpus desk

Index EN-recommendation · recommendation · English

recommendation · rank #6,173 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,173
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH receiver

Nearest frequency peer: receiver (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “recommendation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “recommendation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recommendation vs recommendations
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for recommendation
PropertyValue
Headwordrecommendation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
Letters14
Frequency rank#6,173
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “recommendation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).recommendationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “receiver” (#6,172), “riot” (#6,174), “prevented” (#6,171). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “recommendation” is #6,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around recommendation (IPA /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,173 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for recommendation, with forms such as "ercommendation", "rceommendation", and "reccommendation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "recommendations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. The correct English form is recommendation, spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of recommending.
  2. 2
    That which is recommended.
  3. 3
    A commendation or endorsement.
  4. 4
    A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how recommendation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Some of the recommendations made by the PTF to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as religious institutions and hotels open up include: managed access to markets and locations of economic activity to limit the risk of transmitting Covid-19, mandatory use of face masks and temperature checks in public places, and information campaigns on the dangers of the vir…
  2. The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older.

Etymology

From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio.

This word in other languages

recomendación(Español)recommandation(Français)Empfehlung(Deutsch)recomendação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercommendation
  • rceommendation
  • reccommendation
  • recmomendation
  • recomemndation
  • recomendation
  • recommednation
  • recommenadtion
  • recommendaiton
  • recommendasion
  • recommendatino
  • recommendationn
  • recommendatoin
  • recommendattion
  • recommenddation
  • recommendtaion
  • recommenndation
  • recommnedation
  • reocmmendation
  • rrecommendation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recommendation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ercommendation2rceommendation2reccommendation1recmomendation2recomemndation2recomendation1recommednation2recommenadtion2
Edit distance from "recommendation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recommendation"?
"recommendation" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/.
What does "recommendation" mean?
As a noun, "recommendation" means: An act of recommending.
What words are commonly confused with "recommendation"?
"recommendation" is commonly confused with "recommendations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recommendation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recommendation" is /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "recommendation"?
From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recommendation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

simultaneously#5,454disappointment#7,007identification#5,333classification#5,305

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

surprisingly20 variantsadministrator20 variantssubscription20 variantstechnological20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list