Which to use
“recomiendan” and “recomiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,911
- “recomiendan” frequency rank
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- 16425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendan | recomiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomiendan and recomiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomiendan runs 11 letters (CVCVCVVCCVC) against recomiendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomiendan and recomiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendan ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16425, 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]. 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 16425, this pair ranks #276,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendan vs recomiendo
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomiendan": a. Private to "recomiendo": -.
"recomiendan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendan ← ercomiendan · rceomiendan · reccomiendan · recmoiendan · recoimendan · recomeindan · recomiednan · recomienadn
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recomiendan" and "recomiendo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recomiendan" vs "recomiendo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recomiendan" and "recomiendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendan" 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 #276,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendan" and "recomiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomiendan 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 #276,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.