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“rinda” and “rindió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,298
“rinda” frequency rank
#14,451
“rindió” frequency rank
38749
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rinda rindió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de rendir o de rendirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse.

Where the eye mixes rinda and rindió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rinda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rindió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
rinda
6 ch
rindió

Visual trap between rinda and rindió

A purely visual mix-up. rinda ([ˈrĩn̪d̪a]) and rindió ([rĩn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 38749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rinda is recorded at frequency rank #24,298, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrĩn̪d̪a]. rindió is at rank #14,451, tagged as averb, pronounced [rĩn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 38749, this pair ranks #168,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rinda vs rindió

Shared letters: dinr. Private to "rinda": a. Private to "rindió": ó.

"rinda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rindió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rinda ← irnda · ridna · rinad · rindda · rinnda · rnida · rrinda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rinda" and "rindió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrĩn̪d̪a] versus [rĩn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rinda" or "rindió"?
"rindió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,451 in our Spanish list, against #24,298 for "rinda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rinda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rindió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rinda" and "rindió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riba vs rinda". 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 #168,289 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