Which to use
“recomienda” and “recomiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,881
- “recomienda” frequency rank
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- 9395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomienda | recomiendo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomienda and recomiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomienda and recomiendo 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 recomiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomienda ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪a]) 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 a single letter - a in “recomienda” becomes o in “recomiendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9395, 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]. 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 9395, this pair ranks #302,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomienda vs recomiendo
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomienda": a. Private to "recomiendo": -.
"recomienda" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomienda ← ercomienda · rceomienda · reccomienda · recmoienda · recoimenda · recomeinda · recomiedna · recomienad
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomienda" and "recomiendo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recomienda" vs "recomiendo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recomienda" and "recomiendo" 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 "recomiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomienda" and "recomiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomienda 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 #302,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.