Which to use
“renuncia” and “renuncias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,359
- “renuncia” frequency rank
- #19,868
- “renuncias” frequency rank
- 23227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renuncia | renuncias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de renunciar. | Forma del plural de renuncia. |
Where the eye mixes renuncia and renuncias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. renuncia runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against renuncias's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses renuncia with renuncias
A purely visual mix-up. renuncia ([reˈnũnsja]) and renuncias ([reˈnũnsjas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “renuncia” sits inside “renuncias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renuncia is recorded at frequency rank #3,359, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈnũnsja]. renuncias is at rank #19,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈnũnsjas].
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 23227, this pair ranks #246,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renuncia vs renuncias
Shared letters: aceinru. Private to "renuncia": -. Private to "renuncias": s.
"renuncia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "renuncias" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renuncia" and "renuncias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "renuncia" or "renuncias" show up more?
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 "renuncia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renuncias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renuncia" and "renuncias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renunciara vs renuncias". 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 #246,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.