Which to use
“rendí” and “rendir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,040
- “rendí” frequency rank
- #6,354
- “rendir” frequency rank
- 47394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendí | rendir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. | Dicho de un estudiante: someterse a examen. |
Where the eye mixes rendí and rendir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendí runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rendir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rendí and rendir
A purely visual mix-up. rendí ([rẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and rendir ([rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) 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 47394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendí is recorded at frequency rank #41,040, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪i]. rendir is at rank #6,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾ].
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 47394, this pair ranks #120,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendí vs rendir
Shared letters: denr. Private to "rendí": í. Private to "rendir": i.
"rendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rendir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendir ← erndir · rednir · renddir · rendirr · rendri · renidr · renndir · rnedir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendí" for "rendir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendí" vs "rendir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rendí" and "rendir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendí" and "rendir" 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 #120,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.