renunciar

[renũnˈsjaɾ]

/[renũnˈsjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“renunciar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,038
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dejar voluntariamente algo que se posee o a lo que se tiene derecho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-renunciar · renunciar · Spanish

renunciar · rank #4,038 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,038
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH redacción

Nearest frequency peer: redacción (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “renunciar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “renunciar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

renunciar vs renuncio
78% similar
renunciar vs renuncié
78% similar
renunciar vs renuncias
89% similar

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

Key facts for renunciar
PropertyValue
Headwordrenunciar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[renũnˈsjaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,038
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “renunciar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).renunciarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “redacción” (#4,037), “repetir” (#4,039), “quince” (#4,036). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “renunciar” va en #4,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around renunciar (IPA [renũnˈsjaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,038 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for renunciar, with forms such as "ernunciar", "rennuciar", and "rennunciar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "renuncio", "renuncié", "renuncias", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is renunciar, spelled R-E-N-U-N-C-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejar voluntariamente algo que se posee o a lo que se tiene derecho.
  2. 2
    Dejar de hacer una cosa por sacrificio o necesidad.
  3. 3
    Retirarse voluntariamente de una actividad laboral.

Synonyms

abandonardesistirabandonardesistirabandonardesistir

This word in other languages

renounce(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernunciar
  • rennuciar
  • rennunciar
  • renucniar
  • renuncair
  • renuncciar
  • renunciarr
  • renuncira
  • renunicar
  • renunnciar
  • renunsiar
  • reunnciar
  • rneunciar
  • rrenunciar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of renunciar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ernunciar2rennuciar2rennunciar1renucniar2renuncair2renuncciar1renunciarr1renuncira2
Edit distance from "renunciar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renunciar"?
"renunciar" is spelled R-E-N-U-N-C-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [renũnˈsjaɾ].
What does "renunciar" mean?
As a verb, "renunciar" means: Dejar voluntariamente algo que se posee o a lo que se tiene derecho.
What words are commonly confused with "renunciar"?
"renunciar" is commonly confused with "renuncio", "renuncié", "renuncias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renunciar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renunciar" is [renũnˈsjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renunciar" come from?
"renunciar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "renunciar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

redacción#4,037participa#4,030oscuridad#4,028occidente#4,026

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

sensible14 variantsaccidentes14 variantsapariencia14 variantsinflación14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list