How to spell recommend
A Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling word, with the tricky part explained and a tip that makes it stick.
The answer
recommend
R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D
The part to watch: one c, then a double m. The underlined letters are the ones most people get wrong.
The tricky part
Recommend is re + commend. It has one c and a double m. Many people double the c instead.
Recommend is one of the words on the Year 5 and 6 list with a double letter. A consonant is doubled somewhere in the word, and that is the part that goes wrong. Say the word slowly and count the doubles before you write it.
Common mistakes with recommend
- Wrong: reccomendRight: recommend
- Wrong: recomendRight: recommend
- Wrong: reccommendRight: recommend
A way to remember it
Re + commend: to commend is to praise, and commend already has mm.
Recommend in syllables
rec · om · mend
Recommend has 3 syllables. Say each one as you write it.
In a sentence
I recommend the chocolate cake.
Recommend on the statutory list
Recommend is on the Year 5 and 6 statutory word list in the national curriculum for England. Children are taught these words in Years 5 and 6, when they are 9 to 11.
Test yourself
A short spelling test that starts with recommend, then nine more words from the Year 5 and 6 list, read aloud. It works in your browser.
More words with a double letter
These words from the Year 5 and 6 list share the same pattern as recommend.
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Questions parents ask
How do you spell recommendation?
Recommendation is recommend + ation: one c, double m.
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