Which to use
“brincar” and “brindar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,255
- “brincar” frequency rank
- #6,882
- “brindar” frequency rank
- 55137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brincar | brindar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elevarse del suelo mediante el impulso de los pies; dar brincos. | Expresar buenos deseos, saludar o celebrar una ocasión, levantando y haciendo chocar las copas en que se bebe vino o licor; hacer un brindis. |
Where the eye mixes brincar and brindar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between brincar and brindar
A purely visual mix-up. brincar ([bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]) and brindar ([bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “brincar” becomes d in “brindar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brincar is recorded at frequency rank #48,255, classified as averb, pronounced [bɾĩŋˈkaɾ]. brindar is at rank #6,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
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 55137, this pair ranks #80,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brincar vs brindar
Shared letters: abinr. Private to "brincar": c. Private to "brindar": d.
"brincar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "brindar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brincar" for "brindar" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brincar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brindar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brincar" and "brindar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blindar vs brincar". 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 #80,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.