# recomendar vs recompensar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### recomendar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.ku.mẽ.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #15,904*
encarregar alguém de

### recompensar
*verb · IPA /Rɨ.kõ.pẽ.ˈsaɾ/ · frequency rank #25,457*
dar recompensa a

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/recomendar-vs-recompensar