Which to use
“reñido” and “reunida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,239
- “reñido” frequency rank
- #21,478
- “reunida” frequency rank
- 64717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reñido | reunida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reñir. | Forma del femenino de reunido, participio de reunir o de reunirse. |
Where the eye mixes reñido and reunida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reñido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reunida's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reñido vs reunida
A purely visual mix-up. reñido ([reˈɲið̞o]) and reunida ([rewˈnið̞a]) 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 64717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reñido is recorded at frequency rank #43,239, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɲið̞o]. reunida is at rank #21,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [rewˈnið̞a].
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 64717, this pair ranks #44,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reñido vs reunida
Shared letters: deir. Private to "reñido": oñ. Private to "reunida": anu.
"reñido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reunida" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reunida ← erunida · renuida · reuinda · reundia · reuniad · reunidda · reunnida · rreunida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reñido" and "reunida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reñido" or "reunida" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reñido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reunida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reñido" and "reunida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rengo 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 #44,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.