fundar
[fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
The verdict
“fundar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,237 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #11,237
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Construir materialmente una población, una escuela, un hospital, etc.
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 | fundar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fundar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fundar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,237 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundar, with forms such as "ffundar", "fnudar", and "fudnar". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "fundo", "funde", "fundir", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is fundar, spelled F-U-N-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1Construir materialmente una población, una escuela, un hospital, etc.
- 2Fundamentar, disponer o apoyar alguna cosa material sobre otra.
- 3Levantar o establecer un mayorazgo, una obra religiosa o una universidad, proveyéndolas con capital y estatutos con el fin de que subsistan y perduren.
- 4Instaurar, crear.
- 5Defender algo mediante razones o discursos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffundar,fnudar,fudnar,funadr,fundarr,funddar,fundra,funndar,ufndar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “fundar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-U-N-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fundo” - see the side-by-side comparison. fundar vs fundo
- 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.