fundación

[fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]

/[fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“fundación” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,509
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - acción y efecto de fundar

Corpus desk

Index ES-fundacion · fundación · Spanish

fundación · rank #1,509 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,509
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH familiar

Nearest frequency peer: familiar (-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 “fundación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fundación” 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).

fundación vs fundaron
67% similar
fundación vs fundición
89% similar
fundación vs fundaciones
73% similar

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

Key facts for fundación
PropertyValue
Headwordfundación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,509
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fundación”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).fundacióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “familiar” (#1,508), “ganado” (#1,510), “distrito” (#1,507). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fundación” va en #1,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around fundación (IPA [fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,509 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundación, with forms such as "ffundación", "fnudación", and "fudnación". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fundaron", "fundición", "fundaciones", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fundación, spelled F-U-N-D-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    acción y efecto de fundar
  2. 2
    Origen o principio de algo
  3. 3
    institución de interés público, sin fines de lucro

This word in other languages

foundation(English)fondations(Français)Stiftung(Deutsch)fundação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffundación
  • fnudación
  • fudnación
  • funadción
  • fundacción
  • fundacinó
  • fundaciónn
  • fundacóin
  • fundaicón
  • fundasión
  • fundcaión
  • funddación
  • funndación
  • ufndación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundación - 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.

ffundación1fnudación2fudnación2funadción2fundacción1fundacinó2fundaciónn1fundacóin2
Edit distance from "fundación"

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 "fundación"?
"fundación" is spelled F-U-N-D-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn].
What does "fundación" mean?
As a noun, "fundación" means: acción y efecto de fundar
What words are commonly confused with "fundación"?
"fundación" is commonly confused with "fundaron", "fundición", "fundaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fundación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fundación" is [fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fundación" come from?
"fundación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

histórico#1,511intención#1,512ocasiones#1,519propósito#1,527

Similar misspelling depth

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

municipal14 variantsliteratura14 variantsfamiliares14 variantscomentario14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list