Which to use
“recomendar” and “recomendó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,849
- “recomendar” frequency rank
- #11,850
- “recomendó” frequency rank
- 23699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendar | recomendó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sugerir a alguien para un cargo o puesto. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendar and recomendó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recomendar runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against recomendó's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recomendar with recomendó
A purely visual mix-up. recomendar ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and recomendó ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪o]) 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 23699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomendar is recorded at frequency rank #11,849, classified as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. recomendó is at rank #11,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪o].
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 23699, this pair ranks #244,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomendar vs recomendó
Shared letters: cdemnor. Private to "recomendar": a. Private to "recomendó": ó.
"recomendar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "recomendó" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendar ← ercomendar · rceomendar · reccomendar · recmoendar · recoemndar · recomednar · recomenadr · recomendarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomendar" and "recomendó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recomendar" vs "recomendó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recomendar" and "recomendó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendar" and "recomendó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomendó vs recomiende". 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 #244,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.