Which to use
“recomendaba” and “recomendado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,786
- “recomendaba” frequency rank
- #10,206
- “recomendado” frequency rank
- 46992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendaba | recomendado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recomendar. | Participio de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendaba and recomendado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomendaba and recomendado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recomendaba and recomendado
A purely visual mix-up. recomendaba ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]) and recomendado ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomendaba is recorded at frequency rank #36,786, classified as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. recomendado is at rank #10,206, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46992, this pair ranks #122,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendaba vs recomendado
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendaba": b. Private to "recomendado": -.
"recomendaba" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "recomendado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendaba ← ercomendaba · rceomendaba · reccomendaba · recmoendaba · recoemndaba · recomednaba · recomenadba · recomendaab
- recomendado ← ercomendado · rceomendado · reccomendado · recmoendado · recoemndado · recomednado · recomenaddo · recomendaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomendaba" for "recomendado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recomendaba" or "recomendado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendaba" and "recomendado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomendaba vs recomendadas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #122,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.