Which to use
“ready” is an adjective and “rendí” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,166
- “ready” frequency rank
- #41,040
- “rendí” frequency rank
- 63206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ready | rendí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Listo, preparado. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. |
Where the eye mixes ready and rendí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ready and rendí
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ready is /ˈɹɛd.i/ while rendí is [rẽn̪ˈd̪i]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ready is recorded at frequency rank #22,166, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈɹɛd.i/. 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 63206, this pair ranks #49,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ready vs rendí
Shared letters: der. Private to "ready": ay. Private to "rendí": ní.
"ready" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "rendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ready ← erady · raedy · readdy · readyy · reayd · reday · rready
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ready" for "rendí" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ready" vs "rendí" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ready" and "rendí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ready" 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 #49,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ready" 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 #49,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.