Which to use
“rendido” and “rindió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,806
- “rendido” frequency rank
- #14,451
- “rindió” frequency rank
- 32257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendido | rindió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 rendido and rindió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rindió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rendido with rindió
A purely visual mix-up. rendido ([rẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32257, 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]. 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 32257, this pair ranks #202,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendido vs rindió
Shared letters: dinr. Private to "rendido": eo. Private to "rindió": ó.
"rendido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rindió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendido ← erndido · rednido · renddido · renddio · rendiddo · rendiod · reniddo · renndido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rendido" and "rindió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rendido" vs "rindió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rendido" and "rindió" 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 "rindió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendido" and "rindió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendido 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 #202,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.