Which to use
“reñida” is a participle and “renta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,522
- “reñida” frequency rank
- #2,634
- “renta” frequency rank
- 43156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reñida | renta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de reñido, participio de reñir. | Beneficio o provecho que se cobra sobre una propiedad o inversión. |
Where the eye mixes reñida and renta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reñida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against renta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reñida vs renta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reñida is [reˈɲið̞a] while renta is [ˈrẽn̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reñida is recorded at frequency rank #40,522, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈɲið̞a]. renta is at rank #2,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrẽn̪t̪a].
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 43156, this pair ranks #144,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reñida vs renta
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reñida": diñ. Private to "renta": nt.
"reñida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "renta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- renta ← ernta · renat · rennta · rentta · retna · rneta · rrenta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reñida" and "renta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reñida" or "renta" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reñida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reñida" and "renta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reñida vs reñido". 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 #144,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.