Which to use
“rendía” and “rindió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,963
- “rendía” frequency rank
- #14,451
- “rindió” frequency rank
- 54414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendía | rindió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. |
Where the eye mixes rendía and rindió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rendía and rindió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rendía vs rindió
A purely visual mix-up. rendía ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ia]) and rindió ([rĩn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendía is recorded at frequency rank #39,963, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪ia]. rindió is at rank #14,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [rĩn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 54414, this pair ranks #83,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendía vs rindió
Shared letters: dnr. Private to "rendía": aeí. Private to "rindió": ió.
"rendía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "rindió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendía" and "rindió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rendía" vs "rindió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rendía" and "rindió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rindió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendía" and "rindió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendía vs repudia". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.