Which to use
“recomiendo” and “resumiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,514
- “recomiendo” frequency rank
- #19,549
- “resumiendo” frequency rank
- 23063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recomiendo | resumiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recomendar. | Gerundio de resumir. |
Where the eye mixes recomiendo and resumiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recomiendo and resumiendo 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 recomiendo with resumiendo
A purely visual mix-up. recomiendo ([rekoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) and resumiendo ([resuˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 23063, 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]. resumiendo is at rank #19,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [resuˈmjẽn̪d̪o].
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 23063, this pair ranks #247,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recomiendo vs resumiendo
Shared letters: deimnor. Private to "recomiendo": c. Private to "resumiendo": su.
"recomiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "resumiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recomiendo ← ercomiendo · rceomiendo · reccomiendo · recmoiendo · recoimendo · recomeindo · recomiedno · recomienddo
- resumiendo ← ersumiendo · resmuiendo · ressumiendo · resuimendo · resumeindo · resumiedno · resumienddo · resumienndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recomiendo" for "resumiendo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recomiendo" or "resumiendo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recomiendo" and "resumiendo" 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 "resumiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recomiendo" and "resumiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "residiendo vs resumiendo". 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 #247,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.