Which to use
“recomendadas” is a participle and “recomendado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,364
- “recomendadas” frequency rank
- #10,206
- “recomendado” frequency rank
- 39570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendadas | recomendado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de recomendado, participio de recomendar. | Participio de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendadas and recomendado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomendadas runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCCVCVC) against recomendado's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recomendadas vs recomendado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recomendadas is [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞as] while recomendado is [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomendadas is recorded at frequency rank #29,364, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪að̞as]. 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 39570, this pair ranks #163,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendadas vs recomendado
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendadas": s. Private to "recomendado": -.
"recomendadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC · "recomendado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendadas ← ercomendadas · rceomendadas · reccomendadas · recmoendadas · recoemndadas · recomednadas · recomenaddas · recomendaads
- recomendado ← ercomendado · rceomendado · reccomendado · recmoendado · recoemndado · recomednado · recomenaddo · recomendaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomendadas" for "recomendado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomendadas" or "recomendado" show up more?
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 "recomendadas" 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 #163,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendadas" 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 #163,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.