Which to use
“recomienda” and “recomiendan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- #12,911
- “recomiendan” frequency rank
- 18792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomienda | recomiendan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomienda and recomiendan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomienda runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against recomiendan's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recomienda with recomiendan
A purely visual mix-up. recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recomienda” sits inside “recomiendan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomienda is recorded at frequency rank #5,881, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]. 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 18792, this pair ranks #266,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomienda vs recomiendan
Shared letters: acdeimnor. Private to "recomienda": -. Private to "recomiendan": -.
"recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomiendan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
- recomiendan ← ercomiendan · rceomiendan · reccomiendan · recmoiendan · recoimendan · recomeindan · recomiednan · recomienadn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomienda" and "recomiendan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomienda" or "recomiendan" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recomienda" 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 #266,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomienda" 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 #266,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.