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

#32,143
“confunda” frequency rank
#34,959
“confundí” frequency rank
67102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confunda confundí
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de confundir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confunda and confundí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confunda and confundí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
confunda
8 ch
confundí

Look-alike desk: confunda vs confundí

A purely visual mix-up. confunda ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪a]) and confundí ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i]) 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 a single letter - a in “confunda” becomes í in “confundí”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67102, 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]. confundí is at rank #34,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i].

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 67102, this pair ranks #38,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confunda vs confundí

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confunda": a. Private to "confundí": í.

"confunda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "confundí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confunda ← cconfunda · cnofunda · cofnunda · conffunda · confnuda · confudna · confunad · confundda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "confunda" and "confundí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪a] versus [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "confunda" or "confundí"?
"confunda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,143 in our Spanish list, against #34,959 for "confundí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "confunda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "confundí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confunda" and "confundí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confundes vs confundí". 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 #38,021 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