Which to use
“recomendada” and “recomendadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,370
- “recomendada” frequency rank
- #29,364
- “recomendadas” frequency rank
- 47734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendada | recomendadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recomendado, participio de recomendar. | Forma del femenino plural de recomendado, participio de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendada and recomendadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. recomendada runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against recomendadas's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recomendada with recomendadas
A purely visual mix-up. recomendada ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and recomendadas ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recomendada” sits inside “recomendadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomendada is recorded at frequency rank #18,370, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. recomendadas is at rank #29,364, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞as].
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 47734, this pair ranks #118,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendada vs recomendadas
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendada": -. Private to "recomendadas": s.
"recomendada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "recomendadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendada ← ercomendada · rceomendada · reccomendada · recmoendada · recoemndada · recomednada · recomenadda · recomendaad
- recomendadas ← ercomendadas · rceomendadas · reccomendadas · recmoendadas · recoemndadas · recomednadas · recomenaddas · recomendaads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomendada" for "recomendadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recomendada" or "recomendadas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendada" and "recomendadas" 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 #118,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.