Which to use
“recomendar” and “recomiendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,849
- “recomendar” frequency rank
- #33,809
- “recomiendas” frequency rank
- 45658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendar | recomiendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sugerir a alguien para un cargo o puesto. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendar and recomiendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomendar runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against recomiendas's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recomendar vs recomiendas
A purely visual mix-up. recomendar ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and recomiendas ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪as]) 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 45658, 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]. recomiendas is at rank #33,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪as].
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 45658, this pair ranks #130,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomendar vs recomiendas
Shared letters: acdemnor. Private to "recomendar": -. Private to "recomiendas": is.
"recomendar" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "recomiendas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomendar ← ercomendar · rceomendar · reccomendar · recmoendar · recoemndar · recomednar · recomenadr · recomendarr
- recomiendas ← ercomiendas · rceomiendas · reccomiendas · recmoiendas · recoimendas · recomeindas · recomiednas · recomienads
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomendar" and "recomiendas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recomendar" or "recomiendas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendar" and "recomiendas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomiendas 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 #130,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.