rendívsrindaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#41,040
“rendí” frequency rank
#24,298
“rinda” frequency rank
65338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rendí rinda
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rendir o de rendirse.

Where the eye mixes rendí and rinda

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rendí and rinda follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
rendí
5 ch
rinda

Visual trap between rendí and rinda

A purely visual mix-up. rendí ([rẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and rinda ([ˈrĩn̪d̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65338, 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]. rinda is at rank #24,298, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrĩn̪d̪a].

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 65338, this pair ranks #42,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rendí vs rinda

Shared letters: dnr. Private to "rendí": eí. Private to "rinda": ai.

"rendí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rinda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rinda ← irnda · ridna · rinad · rindda · rinnda · rnida · rrinda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rendí" and "rinda" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rẽn̪ˈd̪i] versus [ˈrĩn̪d̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rendí" vs "rinda" - which ranks higher?
"rinda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,298 in our Spanish list, against #41,040 for "rendí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rendí" and "rinda" 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 "rinda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rendí" and "rinda" 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 #42,947 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