difundían

[d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn]

/[d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“difundían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,787 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,787
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de difundir.

Key facts for difundían
PropertyValue
Headworddifundían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “difundían” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). difundían lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

difundían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,787 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de difundir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for difundían, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is difundían, spelled D-I-F-U-N-D-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de difundir.

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 "difundían"?
"difundían" is spelled D-I-F-U-N-D-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn].
What does "difundían" mean?
As a verb, "difundían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de difundir.
How do you pronounce "difundían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "difundían" is [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "difundían" come from?
"difundían" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “difundían”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-F-U-N-D-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list