Which to use
“renunciar” and “renunciaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,038
- “renunciar” frequency rank
- #32,849
- “renunciaron” frequency rank
- 36887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renunciar | renunciaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar voluntariamente algo que se posee o a lo que se tiene derecho. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de renunciar. |
Where the eye mixes renunciar and renunciaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. renunciar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against renunciaron's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: renunciar vs renunciaron
A purely visual mix-up. renunciar ([renũnˈsjaɾ]) and renunciaron ([renũnˈsjaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “renunciar” sits inside “renunciaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renunciar is recorded at frequency rank #4,038, classified as averb, pronounced [renũnˈsjaɾ]. renunciaron is at rank #32,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [renũnˈsjaɾõn].
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 36887, this pair ranks #178,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renunciar vs renunciaron
Shared letters: aceinru. Private to "renunciar": -. Private to "renunciaron": o.
"renunciar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "renunciaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- renunciar ← ernunciar · rennuciar · rennunciar · renucniar · renuncair · renuncciar · renunciarr · renuncira
- renunciaron ← ernunciaron · rennuciaron · rennunciaron · renucniaron · renuncairon · renuncciaron · renunciaorn · renunciarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "renunciar" and "renunciaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "renunciar" or "renunciaron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "renunciar" and "renunciaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "renunciar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renunciaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renunciar" and "renunciaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renunciaría vs renunciaron". 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 #178,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.