Which to use
“rendido” and “rentado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “rendido” frequency rank
- #49,247
- “rentado” frequency rank
- 67053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendido | rentado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de rendir o de rendirse. | Participio de rentar. |
Where the eye mixes rendido and rentado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rendido and rentado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rendido with rentado
A purely visual mix-up. rendido ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and rentado ([rẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 67053, 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]. rentado is at rank #49,247, tagged as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 67053, this pair ranks #38,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rendido vs rentado
Shared letters: denor. Private to "rendido": i. Private to "rentado": at.
"rendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rentado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendido" for "rentado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rendido" or "rentado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendido" and "rentado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs rentado". 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 #38,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.