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Which to use

“confunda” and “confundes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,143
“confunda” frequency rank
#41,262
“confundes” frequency rank
73405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confunda confundes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de confundir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confunda and confundes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
confunda
9 ch
confundes

Why the eye confuses confunda with confundes

A purely visual mix-up. confunda ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪a]) and confundes ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confunda is recorded at frequency rank #32,143, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪a]. confundes is at rank #41,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 73405, this pair ranks #23,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confunda vs confundes

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confunda": a. Private to "confundes": es.

"confunda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundacconfunda · cnofunda · cofnunda · conffunda · confnuda · confudna · confunad · confundda
  • confundescconfundes · cnofundes · cofnundes · conffundes · confnudes · confudnes · confunddes · confundess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "confunda" for "confundes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪a] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "confunda" or "confundes" show up more?
"confunda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,143 in our Spanish list, against #41,262 for "confundes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "confunda" and "confundes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "confunda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "confundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confunda" and "confundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confundes vs confundo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #23,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list