recompensar
[rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“recompensar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #36,253 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #36,253
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compensar, satisfacer o remunerar un beneficio, favor, virtud, mérito o servicio.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recompensar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #36,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recompensar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for recompensar is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,253 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for recompensar, with forms such as "ercompensar", "rceompensar", and "reccompensar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "recompensas", "recompensa", "recomendar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is recompensar, spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Compensar, satisfacer o remunerar un beneficio, favor, virtud, mérito o servicio.
- 2Retribuir o remunerar un servicio.
- 3Compensar por un perjuicio causado.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ercompensar,rceompensar,reccompensar,recmopensar,recomepnsar,recommpensar,recompenasr,recompennsar,recompensarr,recompensra,recompenssar,recompesnar,recompnesar,recomppensar,recopmensar,reocmpensar,rrecompensar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recompensar - 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.
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.
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Using “recompensar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “recompensas” - see the side-by-side comparison. recompensar vs recompensas
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.