Which to use
“renda” and “ronda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,162
- “renda” frequency rank
- #8,388
- “ronda” frequency rank
- 10550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renda | ronda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obra de malha feita com fio de linho, seda, ouro ou prata com desenhos caprichosos | grupo de soldados ou de outras pessoas que percorre as ruas, ou visita algum posto, velando pela manutenção da ordem |
Letter map: renda vs ronda
Shared letters muted; letters that set renda and ronda apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. renda and ronda follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on renda vs ronda
renda and ronda are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “renda” becomes o in “ronda”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renda is recorded at frequency rank #2,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRẽ.dɐ/. ronda is at rank #8,388, tagged as anoun.
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 10550, this pair ranks #62,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renda vs ronda
Shared letters: adnr. Private to "renda": e. Private to "ronda": o.
"renda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ronda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "renda" vs "ronda" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "renda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ronda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renda" and "ronda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rodo vs ronda". 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 #62,512 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.