recompensa

[rekõmˈpẽnsa]

/[rekõmˈpẽnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“recompensa” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,452
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de recompensar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recompensa · recompensa · Spanish

recompensa · rank #6,452 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,452
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ratas

Nearest frequency peer: ratas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “recompensa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “recompensa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

recompensa vs recompensas
91% similar
recompensa vs recompensar
91% similar
recompensa vs recompensado
83% similar

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

Key facts for recompensa
PropertyValue
Headwordrecompensa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rekõmˈpẽnsa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,452
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “recompensa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).recompensacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ratas” (#6,451), “rehabilitación” (#6,453), “proponer” (#6,450). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “recompensa” va en #6,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around recompensa (IPA [rekõmˈpẽnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,452 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for recompensa, with forms such as "ercompensa", "rceompensa", and "reccompensa". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "recompensas", "recompensar", "recompensado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is recompensa, spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de recompensar.
  2. 2
    Lo que ayuda para recompensar

This word in other languages

reward(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercompensa
  • rceompensa
  • reccompensa
  • recmopensa
  • recomepnsa
  • recommpensa
  • recompenas
  • recompennsa
  • recompenssa
  • recompesna
  • recompnesa
  • recomppensa
  • recopmensa
  • reocmpensa
  • rrecompensa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recompensa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ercompensa2rceompensa2reccompensa1recmopensa2recomepnsa2recommpensa1recompenas2recompennsa1
Edit distance from "recompensa"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recompensa"?
"recompensa" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [rekõmˈpẽnsa].
What does "recompensa" mean?
As a noun, "recompensa" means: Acción o efecto de recompensar.
What words are commonly confused with "recompensa"?
"recompensa" is commonly confused with "recompensas", "recompensar", "recompensado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recompensa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recompensa" is [rekõmˈpẽnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recompensa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorprendió#6,462sospechoso#6,463sustancias#6,466ofreciendo#6,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

componente15 variantsentendemos15 variantsculpables15 variantscumpliendo15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list