Which to use
“recomienda” and “recomiendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- #33,809
- “recomiendas” frequency rank
- 39690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomienda | recomiendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomienda and recomiendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomienda runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against recomiendas's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomienda and recomiendas
A purely visual mix-up. recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) 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 extra letter(s) - “recomienda” sits inside “recomiendas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39690, 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]. 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 39690, this pair ranks #163,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomienda vs recomiendas
Shared letters: acdeimnor. Private to "recomienda": -. Private to "recomiendas": s.
"recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomiendas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
- recomiendas ← ercomiendas · rceomiendas · reccomiendas · recmoiendas · recoimendas · recomeindas · recomiednas · recomienads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomienda" for "recomiendas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recomienda" or "recomiendas"?
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 "recomienda" 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 #163,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomienda" 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 #163,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.