Which to use
“recomendar” and “recomienda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,849
- “recomendar” frequency rank
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- 17730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendar | recomienda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sugerir a alguien para un cargo o puesto. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendar and recomienda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomendar (CVCVCVCCVC) and recomienda (CVCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses recomendar with recomienda
A purely visual mix-up. recomendar ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17730, 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]. recomienda is at rank #5,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a].
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 17730, this pair ranks #270,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomendar vs recomienda
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendar": -. Private to "recomienda": i.
"recomendar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendar ← ercomendar · rceomendar · reccomendar · recmoendar · recoemndar · recomednar · recomenadr · recomendarr
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomendar" and "recomienda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recomendar" vs "recomienda" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recomendar" and "recomienda" 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 "recomienda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendar" and "recomienda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomienda vs recomienden". 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 #270,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.