Which to use
“reído” and “rendido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,993
- “reído” frequency rank
- #17,806
- “rendido” frequency rank
- 44799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reído | rendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reír o de reírse. | Participio de rendir o de rendirse. |
Where the eye mixes reído and rendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against rendido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reído and rendido
A purely visual mix-up. reído ([reˈið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reído is recorded at frequency rank #26,993, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈið̞o]. 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 44799, this pair ranks #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reído vs rendido
Shared letters: deor. Private to "reído": í. Private to "rendido": in.
"reído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "rendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendido ← erndido · rednido · renddido · renddio · rendiddo · rendiod · reniddo · renndido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reído" and "rendido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reído" or "rendido"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reído" 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 #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reído" and "rendido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reído 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 #135,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.