Which to use
“rendirse” and “reunirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,338
- “rendirse” frequency rank
- #7,063
- “reunirse” frequency rank
- 20401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rendirse | reunirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar de luchar o de esforzarse, darse por vencido, tirar la toalla. | Quedar otra vez unido lo que se había separado. |
Where the eye mixes rendirse and reunirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rendirse vs reunirse
A purely visual mix-up. rendirse ([rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾse]) and reunirse ([rewˈniɾse]) 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 20401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rendirse is recorded at frequency rank #13,338, classified as averb, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈd̪iɾse]. reunirse is at rank #7,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈniɾse].
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 20401, this pair ranks #259,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rendirse vs reunirse
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "rendirse": d. Private to "reunirse": u.
"rendirse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "reunirse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rendirse" for "reunirse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rendirse" vs "reunirse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rendirse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reunirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rendirse" and "reunirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendirá vs rendirse". 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 #259,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.