confundir

[kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]

/[kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“confundir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,491
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-confundir · confundir · Spanish

confundir · rank #8,491 · 14 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,491
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comunitario

Nearest frequency peer: comunitario (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “confundir”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “confundir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

confundir vs confundo
78% similar
confundir vs confundirse
82% similar
confundir vs confunde
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for confundir
PropertyValue
Headwordconfundir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,491
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “confundir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.confundircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “comunitario” (#8,490), “Congo” (#8,492), “complicaciones” (#8,489). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “confundir” va en #8,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around confundir (IPA [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,491 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.
  2. 2
    Barajar, desordenar diferentes cosas que estaban separadas y ordenadas.
  3. 3
    Tener o tomar una cosa por otra.
  4. 4
    Convencer o concluir a uno en la disputa.
  5. 5
    Abatir el orgullo y altivez de uno, causar vergüenza a alguien.
  6. 6
    Turbar a uno de manera que no acierte a explicarse.
  7. 7
    Hacer perder los objetivos que una persona se traza, de modo que incurra en errores frecuentes.

Synonyms

equivocarerrarhumillarabatiravergonzardesorientardesmotivardispersar

Antonyms

aconsejarasesorarcentrarguiarmotivarorientar

This word in other languages

confuse(English)

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.

cconfundir1cnofundir2cofnundir2conffundir1confnudir2confudnir2confunddir1confundirr1
Edit distance from "confundir"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "confundir"?
"confundir" is spelled C-O-N-F-U-N-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ].
What does "confundir" mean?
As a verb, "confundir" means: Mezclar dos o más cosas diversas de modo que las partes de las unas se incorporen con las de las otras.
What words are commonly confused with "confundir"?
"confundir" is commonly confused with "confundo", "confundirse", "confunde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confundir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confundir" is [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confundir" come from?
"confundir" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "confundir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

completas#8,488coinciden#8,487boliviano#8,480atentados#8,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

favoritas14 variantshipocresía14 variantsvinculado14 variantsvariación14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list