redesvsrindesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redes is a noun, rindes is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redes” is a noun and “rindes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#920
“redes” frequency rank
#45,585
“rindes” frequency rank
46505
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redes rindes
Definition Forma del plural de red. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse.

Where the eye mixes redes and rindes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. redes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rindes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
redes
6 ch
rindes

Look-alike desk: redes vs rindes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redes is [ˈreð̞es] while rindes is [ˈrĩn̪d̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redes is recorded at frequency rank #920, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈreð̞es]. rindes is at rank #45,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrĩn̪d̪es].

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 46505, this pair ranks #125,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redes vs rindes

Shared letters: ders. Private to "redes": -. Private to "rindes": in.

"redes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redes ← erdes · rdees · reddes · redess · redse · reeds · rredes
  • rindes ← irndes · ridnes · rinddes · rindess · rindse · rineds · rinndes · rnides

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redes" and "rindes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redes" is a noun and "rindes" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "redes" vs "rindes" - which ranks higher?
"redes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #920 in our Spanish list, against #45,585 for "rindes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rindes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #125,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redes" and "rindes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riñas vs rindes". 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 #125,337 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