renunciarvsrenunciaronWhich spelling fits?

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.

9 ch
renunciar
11 ch
renunciaron

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?
No. They are said differently ([renũnˈsjaɾ] versus [renũnˈsjaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "renunciar" or "renunciaron"?
"renunciar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,038 in our Spanish list, against #32,849 for "renunciaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list