Which to use
“recomendó” and “recomiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,850
- “recomendó” frequency rank
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- 15364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomendó | recomiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recomendar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomendó and recomiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recomendó runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against recomiendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recomendó with recomiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomendó ([rekomẽn̪ˈd̪o]) and recomiendo ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 15364, 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]. recomiendo is at rank #3,514, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪o].
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 15364, this pair ranks #280,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomendó vs recomiendo
Shared letters: cdemnor. Private to "recomendó": ó. Private to "recomiendo": i.
"recomendó" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomendó" and "recomiendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recomendó" or "recomiendo"?
What to do next
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 "recomiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomendó" and "recomiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomienden vs recomiendo". 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 #280,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.