Which to use
“recomendada” and “recomendados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,370
- “recomendada” frequency rank
- #23,920
- “recomendados” frequency rank
- 42290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendada | recomendados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de recomendado, participio de recomendar. | Forma del plural de recomendado, participio de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendada and recomendados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomendada runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against recomendados's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recomendada vs recomendados
A purely visual mix-up. recomendada ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and recomendados ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 42290, 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]. recomendados is at rank #23,920, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 42290, this pair ranks #149,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendada vs recomendados
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendada": -. Private to "recomendados": s.
"recomendada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "recomendados" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendada ← ercomendada · rceomendada · reccomendada · recmoendada · recoemndada · recomednada · recomenadda · recomendaad
- recomendados ← ercomendados · rceomendados · reccomendados · recmoendados · recoemndados · recomednados · recomenaddos · recomendaddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomendada" and "recomendados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recomendada" or "recomendados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendada" and "recomendados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomendados vs recompensados". 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 #149,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.