Which to use
“redação” and “rendição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,514
- “redação” frequency rank
- #16,158
- “rendição” frequency rank
- 20672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redação | rendição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de redigir | ato ou efeito de render-se |
Where the eye mixes redação and rendição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redação runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against rendição's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: redação vs rendição
A purely visual mix-up. redação (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rendição (/Rẽ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 20672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redação is recorded at frequency rank #4,514, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. rendição is at rank #16,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rẽ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 20672, this pair ranks #49,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redação vs rendição
Shared letters: deorãç. Private to "redação": a. Private to "rendição": in.
"redação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "rendição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redação" and "rendição" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "redação" vs "rendição" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "redação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redação" and "rendição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redação vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.