Which to use
“rendirá” and “retira” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,604
- “rendirá” frequency rank
- #9,532
- “retira” frequency rank
- 51136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendirá | retira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse. |
Where the eye mixes rendirá and retira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rendirá runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against retira's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rendirá with retira
A purely visual mix-up. rendirá ([rẽn̪d̪iˈɾa]) and retira ([reˈt̪iɾa]) 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 51136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendirá is recorded at frequency rank #41,604, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪d̪iˈɾa]. retira is at rank #9,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾa].
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 51136, this pair ranks #99,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rendirá vs retira
Shared letters: eir. Private to "rendirá": dná. Private to "retira": at.
"rendirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "retira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retira ← ertira · reitra · retiar · retria · rettira · rretira · rteira
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendirá" for "retira" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendirá" vs "retira" - which ranks higher?
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 "rendirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendirá" and "retira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendí vs rendirá". 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 #99,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.