Which to use
“rendido” and “reñido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “rendido” frequency rank
- #43,239
- “reñido” frequency rank
- 61045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendido | reñido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de rendir o de rendirse. | Participio de reñir. |
Where the eye mixes rendido and reñido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rendido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against reñido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rendido with reñido
A purely visual mix-up. rendido ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and reñido ([reˈɲið̞o]) 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 61045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendido is recorded at frequency rank #17,806, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. reñido is at rank #43,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɲið̞o].
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 61045, this pair ranks #56,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rendido vs reñido
Shared letters: deior. Private to "rendido": n. Private to "reñido": ñ.
"rendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "reñido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendido ← erndido · rednido · renddido · renddio · rendiddo · rendiod · reniddo · renndido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendido" for "reñido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendido" vs "reñido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rendido" and "reñido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reñido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendido" and "reñido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rengo vs reñido". 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 #56,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.