redaçãovsrendiçãoWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
redação
8 ch
rendição

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?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /Rẽ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "redação" vs "rendição" - which ranks higher?
"redação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,514 in our Portuguese list, against #16,158 for "rendição". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list