Which to use
“reía” and “rendía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,073
- “reía” frequency rank
- #39,963
- “rendía” frequency rank
- 58036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reía | rendía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reír o de reírse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. |
Where the eye mixes reía and rendía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reía runs 4 letters (CVVV) against rendía's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reía with rendía
A purely visual mix-up. reía ([reˈia]) and rendía ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reía is recorded at frequency rank #18,073, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈia]. rendía is at rank #39,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 58036, this pair ranks #68,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reía vs rendía
Shared letters: aerí. Private to "reía": -. Private to "rendía": dn.
"reía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "rendía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reía" for "rendía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reía" or "rendía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reía" and "rendía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reía" and "rendía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendía vs repudia". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.