Which to use
“brinden” is a verb and “brindis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,256
- “brinden” frequency rank
- #19,933
- “brindis” frequency rank
- 68189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brinden | brindis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de brindar o de brindarse. | Acción de chocar las copas varias personas para celebrar algo. |
Where the eye mixes brinden and brindis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brinden and brindis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses brinden with brindis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: brinden is [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪ẽn] while brindis is [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brinden is recorded at frequency rank #48,256, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɾĩn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 68189, this pair ranks #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brinden vs brindis
Shared letters: bdinr. Private to "brinden": e. Private to "brindis": s.
"brinden" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "brindis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brinden" for "brindis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "brinden" vs "brindis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "brinden" and "brindis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "brinden" 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 #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brinden" and "brindis" 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 #35,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.