Which to use
“recomiendo” and “recorriendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- #12,693
- “recorriendo” frequency rank
- 16207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendo | recorriendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Gerundio de recorrer. |
Where the eye mixes recomiendo and recorriendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recomiendo runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against recorriendo's 11 (CVCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recomiendo and recorriendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendo ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) and recorriendo ([rekoˈrjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 16207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recomiendo is recorded at frequency rank #3,514, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]. recorriendo is at rank #12,693, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekoˈrjẽn̪d̪o].
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 16207, this pair ranks #277,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendo vs recorriendo
Shared letters: cdeinor. Private to "recomiendo": m. Private to "recorriendo": -.
"recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "recorriendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
- recorriendo ← ercorriendo · rceorriendo · reccorriendo · recoriendo · recorirendo · recorreindo · recorriedno · recorrienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recomiendo" and "recorriendo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recomiendo" or "recorriendo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recomiendo" and "recorriendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recomiendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorriendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendo" and "recorriendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recomienden vs recomiendo". 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 #277,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.