confundir
[kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
The verdict
“confundir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,491 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #8,491
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | confundir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #8,491 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “confundir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for confundir is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,491 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for confundir, with forms such as "cconfundir", "cnofundir", and "cofnundir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "confundo", "confundirse", "confunde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is confundir, spelled C-O-N-F-U-N-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.
- 2Barajar, desordenar diferentes cosas que estaban separadas y ordenadas.
- 3Tener o tomar una cosa por otra.
- 4Convencer o concluir a uno en la disputa.
- 5Abatir el orgullo y altivez de uno, causar vergüenza a alguien.
- 6Turbar a uno de manera que no acierte a explicarse.
- 7Hacer perder los objetivos que una persona se traza, de modo que incurra en errores frecuentes.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconfundir,cnofundir,cofnundir,conffundir,confnudir,confudnir,confunddir,confundirr,confundri,confunidr,confunndir,connfundir,conufndir,ocnfundir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of confundir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “confundir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-F-U-N-D-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “confundo” - see the side-by-side comparison. confundir vs confundo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.