Which to use
“brindar” and “brinden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,882
- “brindar” frequency rank
- #48,256
- “brinden” frequency rank
- 55138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brindar | brinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresar buenos deseos, saludar o celebrar una ocasión, levantando y haciendo chocar las copas en que se bebe vino o licor; hacer un brindis. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de brindar o de brindarse. |
Where the eye mixes brindar and brinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between brindar and brinden
A purely visual mix-up. brindar ([bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and brinden ([ˈbɾĩn̪d̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brindar is recorded at frequency rank #6,882, classified as averb, pronounced [bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. brinden is at rank #48,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪ẽn].
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 55138, this pair ranks #80,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brindar vs brinden
Shared letters: bdinr. Private to "brindar": a. Private to "brinden": e.
"brindar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "brinden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "brindar" and "brinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "brindar" vs "brinden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brindar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brindar" and "brinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brinde vs brinden". 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 #80,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.