Which to use
“recomiende” and “recomiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,924
- “recomiende” frequency rank
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- 42438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiende | recomiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recomendar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. |
Where the eye mixes recomiende and recomiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomiende and recomiendo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recomiende with recomiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomiende ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪e]) 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 - e in “recomiende” becomes o in “recomiendo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomiende is recorded at frequency rank #38,924, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪e]. 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 42438, this pair ranks #148,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recomiende vs recomiendo
Shared letters: cdeimnor. Private to "recomiende": -. Private to "recomiendo": -.
"recomiende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiende ← ercomiende · rceomiende · reccomiende · recmoiende · recoimende · recomeinde · recomiedne · recomiendde
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomiende" for "recomiendo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recomiende" or "recomiendo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomiende" 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 #148,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiende" and "recomiendo" 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 #148,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.