Which to use
“recomiendas” and “recomienden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,809
- “recomiendas” frequency rank
- #48,650
- “recomienden” frequency rank
- 82459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendas | recomienden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 recomiendas and recomienden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomiendas and recomienden 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 recomiendas with recomienden
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendas ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomiendas is recorded at frequency rank #33,809, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪as]. 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 82459, this pair ranks #9,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendas vs recomienden
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomiendas": as. Private to "recomienden": -.
"recomiendas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "recomienden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendas ← ercomiendas · rceomiendas · reccomiendas · recmoiendas · recoimendas · recomeindas · recomiednas · recomienads
- recomienden ← ercomienden · rceomienden · reccomienden · recmoienden · recoimenden · recomeinden · recomiednen · recomiendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomiendas" and "recomienden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recomiendas" vs "recomienden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendas" 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 #9,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendas" 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 #9,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.