Which to use
“rindes” is a verb and “riñones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,585
- “rindes” frequency rank
- #16,448
- “riñones” frequency rank
- 62033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rindes | riñones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de rendir o de rendirse. | Forma del plural de riñón. |
Where the eye mixes rindes and riñones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rindes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against riñones's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rindes vs riñones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rindes is [ˈrĩn̪d̪es] while riñones is [riˈɲones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62033, 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]. riñones is at rank #16,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced [riˈɲones].
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 62033, this pair ranks #53,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rindes vs riñones
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "rindes": d. Private to "riñones": oñ.
"rindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "riñones" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rindes ← irndes · ridnes · rinddes · rindess · rindse · rineds · rinndes · rnides
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rindes" and "riñones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rindes" or "riñones" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rindes" and "riñones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "riñones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rindes" and "riñones" 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 #53,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.