brindavsbrindisWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: brinda is a verb, brindis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“brinda” is a verb and “brindis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,925
“brinda” frequency rank
#19,933
“brindis” frequency rank
25858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature brinda brindis
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de brindar o de brindarse. Acción de chocar las copas varias personas para celebrar algo.

Where the eye mixes brinda and brindis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brinda runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against brindis's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
brinda
7 ch
brindis

Look-alike desk: brinda vs brindis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: brinda is [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪a] while brindis is [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

brinda is recorded at frequency rank #5,925, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪a]. brindis is at rank #19,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪is].

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 25858, this pair ranks #234,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of brinda vs brindis

Shared letters: bdinr. Private to "brinda": a. Private to "brindis": s.

"brinda" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "brindis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • brinda ← bbrinda · birnda · bridna · brinad · brindda · brinnda · brnida · brrinda
  • brindis ← bbrindis · birndis · bridnis · brinddis · brindiss · brindsi · brinids · brinndis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "brinda" and "brindis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "brinda" is a verb and "brindis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "brinda" or "brindis"?
"brinda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,925 in our Spanish list, against #19,933 for "brindis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "brinda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "brindis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "brinda" and "brindis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brinden vs brindis". 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 #234,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list