regidovsrendidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,844
“regido” frequency rank
#17,806
“rendido” frequency rank
50650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regido rendido
Definition Participio de regir. Participio de rendir o de rendirse.

Where the eye mixes regido and rendido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
regido
7 ch
rendido

Visual trap between regido and rendido

A purely visual mix-up. regido ([reˈxið̞o]) and rendido ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 50650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regido is recorded at frequency rank #32,844, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxið̞o]. rendido is at rank #17,806, tagged as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].

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 50650, this pair ranks #102,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regido vs rendido

Shared letters: deior. Private to "regido": g. Private to "rendido": n.

"regido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regidoergido · regdio · reggido · regiddo · regiod · reigdo · rgeido · rregido
  • rendidoerndido · rednido · renddido · renddio · rendiddo · rendiod · reniddo · renndido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "regido" and "rendido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxið̞o] versus [rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regido" vs "rendido" - which ranks higher?
"rendido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,806 in our Spanish list, against #32,844 for "regido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "regido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regido" and "rendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regido". 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 #102,056 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