Which to use
“rendir” and “rindió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,354
- “rendir” frequency rank
- #14,451
- “rindió” frequency rank
- 20805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendir | rindió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un estudiante: someterse a examen. | 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 rendir and rindió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendir (CVCCVC) and rindió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses rendir with rindió
A purely visual mix-up. rendir ([rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendir is recorded at frequency rank #6,354, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. 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 20805, this pair ranks #257,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendir vs rindió
Shared letters: dinr. Private to "rendir": e. Private to "rindió": ó.
"rendir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rindió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendir ← erndir · rednir · renddir · rendirr · rendri · renidr · renndir · rnedir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendir" for "rindió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rendir" or "rindió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rendir" and "rindió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendir" 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 #257,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendir" and "rindió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rindes vs rindió". 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 #257,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.