Which to use
“recompensados” is a participle and “recompensas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,814
- “recompensados” frequency rank
- #15,948
- “recompensas” frequency rank
- 59762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recompensados | recompensas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de recompensado, participio de recompensar. | Forma del plural de recompensa. |
Where the eye mixes recompensados and recompensas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. recompensados runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCVC) against recompensas's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recompensados and recompensas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recompensados is [rekõmpẽnˈsað̞os] while recompensas is [rekõmˈpẽnsas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recompensados is recorded at frequency rank #43,814, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekõmpẽnˈsað̞os]. recompensas is at rank #15,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekõmˈpẽnsas].
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 59762, this pair ranks #61,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recompensados vs recompensas
Shared letters: acemnoprs. Private to "recompensados": d. Private to "recompensas": -.
"recompensados" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC · "recompensas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recompensados ← ercompensados · rceompensados · reccompensados · recmopensados · recomepnsados · recommpensados · recompenasdos · recompennsados
- recompensas ← ercompensas · rceompensas · reccompensas · recmopensas · recomepnsas · recommpensas · recompenass · recompennsas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recompensados" for "recompensas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recompensados" vs "recompensas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recompensados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recompensas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recompensados" and "recompensas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recompensado vs recompensados". 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 #61,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.