Which to use
“brinde” and “brindo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,364
- “brinde” frequency rank
- #27,119
- “brindo” frequency rank
- 57483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brinde | brindo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de brindar o de brindarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de brindar o de brindarse. |
Where the eye mixes brinde and brindo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brinde and brindo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: brinde vs brindo
A purely visual mix-up. brinde ([ˈbɾĩn̪d̪e]) and brindo ([ˈbɾĩn̪d̪o]) 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 - e in “brinde” becomes o in “brindo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brinde is recorded at frequency rank #30,364, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪e]. brindo is at rank #27,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪o].
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 57483, this pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brinde vs brindo
Shared letters: bdinr. Private to "brinde": e. Private to "brindo": o.
"brinde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "brindo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "brinde" and "brindo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "brinde" or "brindo" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "brinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brindo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brinde" and "brindo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brie vs brinde". 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 #70,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.