Which to use
“renuncia” and “renuncio” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,359
- “renuncia” frequency rank
- #25,027
- “renuncio” frequency rank
- 28386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renuncia | renuncio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de renunciar. | En juegos de cartas y otros similares, jugar una carta o ficha de una denominación diferente a la que exige la baza en juego, cuando se podría haber servido la solicitada, contraviniendo las reglas. |
Where the eye mixes renuncia and renuncio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. renuncia and renuncio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: renuncia vs renuncio
A purely visual mix-up. renuncia ([reˈnũnsja]) and renuncio ([reˈnũnsjo]) 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 a single letter - a in “renuncia” becomes o in “renuncio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28386, 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]. renuncio is at rank #25,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈnũnsjo].
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 28386, this pair ranks #222,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renuncia vs renuncio
Shared letters: ceinru. Private to "renuncia": a. Private to "renuncio": o.
"renuncia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "renuncio" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "renuncia" for "renuncio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "renuncia" vs "renuncio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "renuncia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renuncio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renuncia" and "renuncio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renuncié vs renuncio". 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 #222,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.