Which to use
“recompensa” is a noun and “recompensar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,452
- “recompensa” frequency rank
- #36,253
- “recompensar” frequency rank
- 42705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recompensa | recompensar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recompensar. | Compensar, satisfacer o remunerar un beneficio, favor, virtud, mérito o servicio. |
Where the eye mixes recompensa and recompensar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recompensa runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against recompensar's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recompensa vs recompensar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recompensa is [rekõmˈpẽnsa] while recompensar is [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recompensa” sits inside “recompensar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recompensa is recorded at frequency rank #6,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekõmˈpẽnsa]. recompensar is at rank #36,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ].
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 42705, this pair ranks #146,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recompensa vs recompensar
Shared letters: acemnoprs. Private to "recompensa": -. Private to "recompensar": -.
"recompensa" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "recompensar" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recompensa ← ercompensa · rceompensa · reccompensa · recmopensa · recomepnsa · recommpensa · recompenas · recompennsa
- recompensar ← ercompensar · rceompensar · reccompensar · recmopensar · recomepnsar · recommpensar · recompenasr · recompennsar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recompensa" and "recompensar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recompensa" or "recompensar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recompensa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recompensar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recompensa" and "recompensar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recompensado vs recompensar". 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 #146,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.