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

#45,585
“rindes” frequency rank
#14,451
“rindió” frequency rank
60036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rindes rindió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo 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 rindes and rindió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rindes (CVCCVC) and rindió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
rindes
6 ch
rindió

Look-alike desk: rindes vs rindió

A purely visual mix-up. rindes ([ˈrĩn̪d̪es]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rindes is recorded at frequency rank #45,585, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrĩn̪d̪es]. 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 60036, this pair ranks #60,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rindes vs rindió

Shared letters: dinr. Private to "rindes": es. Private to "rindió": ó.

"rindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "rindió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rindes ← irndes · ridnes · rinddes · rindess · rindse · rineds · rinndes · rnides

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rindes" for "rindió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrĩn̪d̪es] versus [rĩn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rindes" or "rindió"?
"rindió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,451 in our Spanish list, against #45,585 for "rindes". 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 "rindes" 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 #60,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rindes" and "rindió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "riñas vs rindes". 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 #60,374 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