# recompensa vs recompensar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### recompensa
*noun · IPA [rekõmˈpẽnsa] · frequency rank #6,452*
Acción o efecto de recompensar.

### recompensar
*verb · IPA [rekõmpẽnˈsaɾ] · frequency rank #36,253*
Compensar, satisfacer o remunerar un beneficio, favor, virtud, mérito o servicio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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