Which to use
“confundan” and “confunde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,514
- “confundan” frequency rank
- #11,379
- “confunde” frequency rank
- 45893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confundan | confunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de confundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confundir. |
Where the eye mixes confundan and confunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confundan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against confunde's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between confundan and confunde
A purely visual mix-up. confundan ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) and confunde ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 45893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confundan is recorded at frequency rank #34,514, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ãn]. confunde is at rank #11,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e].
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 45893, this pair ranks #128,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confundan vs confunde
Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundan": a. Private to "confunde": e.
"confundan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confunde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confundan" and "confunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "confundan" or "confunde" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "confundan" and "confunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confundan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confundan" and "confunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confundan vs confundes". 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 #128,875 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.