recommandons

\ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\

/\ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“recommandons” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #37,999 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#37,999
frequency rank, French
12
letters
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recommander.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recommandons vs recommandés
83% similar
recommandons vs recommandent
83% similar
recommandons vs recommandées
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for recommandons
PropertyValue
Headwordrecommandons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#37,999
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recommandons” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recommandons lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for recommandons is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #37,999 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for recommandons, with forms such as "ercommandons", "rceommandons", and "reccommandons". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "recommandés", "recommandent", "recommandées", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is recommandons, spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-A-N-D-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recommander.
  2. 2
    Première personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de recommander.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercommandons,rceommandons,reccommandons,recmomandons,recomamndons,recomandons,recommadnons,recommanddons,recommandnos,recommandonns,recommandonss,recommandosn,recommanndons,recommanodns,recommnadons,reocmmandons,rrecommandons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recommandons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ercommandons2rceommandons2reccommandons1recmomandons2recomamndons2recomandons1recommadnons2recommanddons1
Edit distance from "recommandons"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recommandons"?
"recommandons" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-A-N-D-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\.
What does "recommandons" mean?
As a verb, "recommandons" means: Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recommander.
What words are commonly confused with "recommandons"?
"recommandons" is commonly confused with "recommandés", "recommandent", "recommandées". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recommandons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recommandons" is \ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recommandons" come from?
"recommandons" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “recommandons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-O-M-M-A-N-D-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “recommandés” - see the side-by-side comparison. recommandons vs recommandés
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list