Which to use
“recomienda” and “recomienden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- #48,650
- “recomienden” frequency rank
- 54531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomienda | recomienden |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomienda and recomienden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomienda runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against recomienden's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomienda and recomienden
A purely visual mix-up. recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) and recomienden ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 54531, 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]. recomienden is at rank #48,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ẽn].
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 54531, this pair ranks #82,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomienda vs recomienden
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomienda": a. Private to "recomienden": -.
"recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomienden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
- recomienden ← ercomienden · rceomienden · reccomienden · recmoienden · recoimenden · recomeinden · recomiednen · recomiendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomienda" and "recomienden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomienda" or "recomienden" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recomienda" and "recomienden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomienda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recomienden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomienda" and "recomienden" 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 #82,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.