Which to use
“recomienda” and “recomiende” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- #38,924
- “recomiende” frequency rank
- 44805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomienda | recomiende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomienda and recomiende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomienda and recomiende follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recomienda and recomiende
A purely visual mix-up. recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) and recomiende ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “recomienda” becomes e in “recomiende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44805, 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]. recomiende is at rank #38,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪e].
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 44805, this pair ranks #135,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomienda vs recomiende
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomienda": a. Private to "recomiende": -.
"recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomiende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
- recomiende ← ercomiende · rceomiende · reccomiende · recmoiende · recoimende · recomeinde · recomiedne · recomiendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomienda" and "recomiende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recomienda" vs "recomiende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "recomiende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomienda" and "recomiende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomiende 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 #135,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.