Which to use
“recomendar” and “recomiendan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,849
- “recomendar” frequency rank
- #12,911
- “recomiendan” frequency rank
- 24760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendar | recomiendan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sugerir a alguien para un cargo o puesto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendar and recomiendan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomendar runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against recomiendan's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recomendar vs recomiendan
A purely visual mix-up. recomendar ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and recomiendan ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 24760, 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]. recomiendan is at rank #12,911, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn].
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 24760, this pair ranks #239,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendar vs recomiendan
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendar": -. Private to "recomiendan": i.
"recomendar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "recomiendan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendar ← ercomendar · rceomendar · reccomendar · recmoendar · recoemndar · recomednar · recomenadr · recomendarr
- recomiendan ← ercomiendan · rceomiendan · reccomiendan · recmoiendan · recoimendan · recomeindan · recomiednan · recomienadn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomendar" and "recomiendan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recomendar" vs "recomiendan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recomendar" and "recomiendan" 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 "recomiendan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendar" and "recomiendan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomiendan 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 #239,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.