Which to use
“recomiendan” and “recomiendas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,911
- “recomiendan” frequency rank
- #33,809
- “recomiendas” frequency rank
- 46720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendan | recomiendas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomiendan and recomiendas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomiendan and recomiendas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recomiendan with recomiendas
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendan ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “recomiendan” becomes s in “recomiendas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomiendan is recorded at frequency rank #12,911, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn]. 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 46720, this pair ranks #124,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendan vs recomiendas
Shared letters: acdeimnor. Private to "recomiendan": -. Private to "recomiendas": s.
"recomiendan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "recomiendas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendan ← ercomiendan · rceomiendan · reccomiendan · recmoiendan · recoimendan · recomeindan · recomiednan · recomienadn
- recomiendas ← ercomiendas · rceomiendas · reccomiendas · recmoiendas · recoimendas · recomeindas · recomiednas · recomienads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomiendan" for "recomiendas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomiendan" or "recomiendas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendan" 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 #124,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendan" 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 #124,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.