Which to use
“recomendaba” and “recomendar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,786
- “recomendaba” frequency rank
- #11,849
- “recomendar” frequency rank
- 48635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendaba | recomendar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de recomendar. | Sugerir a alguien para un cargo o puesto. |
Where the eye mixes recomendaba and recomendar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomendaba runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against recomendar's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomendaba and recomendar
A purely visual mix-up. recomendaba ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]) and recomendar ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48635, 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]. recomendar is at rank #11,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
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 48635, this pair ranks #113,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendaba vs recomendar
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendaba": b. Private to "recomendar": -.
"recomendaba" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "recomendar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendaba ← ercomendaba · rceomendaba · reccomendaba · recmoendaba · recoemndaba · recomednaba · recomenadba · recomendaab
- recomendar ← ercomendar · rceomendar · reccomendar · recmoendar · recoemndar · recomednar · recomenadr · recomendarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomendaba" for "recomendar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recomendaba" vs "recomendar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "recomendar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendaba" and "recomendar" 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 #113,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.