Which to use
“renunciar” and “renuncié” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,038
- “renunciar” frequency rank
- #39,965
- “renuncié” frequency rank
- 44003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renunciar | renuncié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar voluntariamente algo que se posee o a lo que se tiene derecho. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de renunciar. |
Where the eye mixes renunciar and renuncié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. renunciar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against renuncié's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between renunciar and renuncié
A purely visual mix-up. renunciar ([renũnˈsjaɾ]) and renuncié ([renũnˈsje]) 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 44003, 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]. renuncié is at rank #39,965, tagged as averb, pronounced [renũnˈsje].
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 44003, this pair ranks #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renunciar vs renuncié
Shared letters: ceinru. Private to "renunciar": a. Private to "renuncié": é.
"renunciar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "renuncié" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- renunciar ← ernunciar · rennuciar · rennunciar · renucniar · renuncair · renuncciar · renunciarr · renuncira
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "renunciar" and "renuncié" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "renunciar" or "renuncié" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "renunciar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renuncié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renunciar" and "renuncié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renuncié vs renuncien". 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 #139,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.