readvsrendíWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“read” and “rendí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,793
“read” frequency rank
#41,040
“rendí” frequency rank
61833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature read rendí
Definition Leer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse.

Where the eye mixes read and rendí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
read
5 ch
rendí

Visual trap between read and rendí

A purely visual mix-up. read (/ɹiːd/) and rendí ([rẽn̪ˈd̪i]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

read is recorded at frequency rank #20,793, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːd/. rendí is at rank #41,040, tagged as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪i].

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 61833, this pair ranks #54,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of read vs rendí

Shared letters: der. Private to "read": a. Private to "rendí": .

"read" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "rendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • readerad · raed · readd · reda · rread

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "read" for "rendí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ɹiːd/ versus [rẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "read" or "rendí"?
"read" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,793 in our Spanish list, against #41,040 for "rendí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "read" and "rendí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "read" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rendí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "read" and "rendí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendí vs rengo". 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 #54,108 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