Which to use
“rápida” is an adjective and “reñida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,578
- “rápida” frequency rank
- #40,522
- “reñida” frequency rank
- 43100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rápida | reñida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de rápido. | Forma del femenino de reñido, participio de reñir. |
Where the eye mixes rápida and reñida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rápida and reñida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rápida vs reñida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rápida is [ˈrapið̞a] while reñida is [reˈɲið̞a]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rápida is recorded at frequency rank #2,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrapið̞a]. reñida is at rank #40,522, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈɲið̞a].
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 43100, this pair ranks #144,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rápida vs reñida
Shared letters: adir. Private to "rápida": pá. Private to "reñida": eñ.
"rápida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reñida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rápida" and "reñida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rápida" or "reñida"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rápida" and "reñida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rápida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reñida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rápida" and "reñida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reñida vs reñido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.