Which to use
“recomiendan” and “recomienden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,911
- “recomiendan” frequency rank
- #48,650
- “recomienden” frequency rank
- 61561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendan | recomienden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 recomiendan and recomienden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recomiendan and recomienden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recomiendan vs recomienden
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendan ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “recomiendan” becomes e in “recomienden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61561, 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]. 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 61561, this pair ranks #55,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendan vs recomienden
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomiendan": a. Private to "recomienden": -.
"recomiendan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "recomienden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendan ← ercomiendan · rceomiendan · reccomiendan · recmoiendan · recoimendan · recomeindan · recomiednan · recomienadn
- recomienden ← ercomienden · rceomienden · reccomienden · recmoienden · recoimenden · recomeinden · recomiednen · recomiendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomiendan" and "recomienden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomiendan" or "recomienden" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendan" 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 #55,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendan" 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 #55,025 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.