Which to use
“recomendó” and “recomienda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,850
- “recomendó” frequency rank
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- 17731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendó | recomienda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recomendar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendó and recomienda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recomendó runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against recomienda's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomendó and recomienda
A purely visual mix-up. recomendó ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomendó is recorded at frequency rank #11,850, classified as averb, pronounced [rekomẽn̪ˈd̪o]. 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 17731, this pair ranks #270,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomendó vs recomienda
Shared letters: cdemnor. Private to "recomendó": ó. Private to "recomienda": ai.
"recomendó" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomendó" and "recomienda" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recomendó" or "recomienda"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomendó" 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 #270,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendó" 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 #270,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.