Which to use
“confundan” and “confunden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,514
- “confundan” frequency rank
- #15,325
- “confunden” frequency rank
- 49839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confundan | confunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de confundir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confundir. |
Where the eye mixes confundan and confunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confundan and confunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: confundan vs confunden
A purely visual mix-up. confundan ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) and confunden ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 “confundan” becomes e in “confunden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49839, 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]. confunden is at rank #15,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ẽn].
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 49839, this pair ranks #106,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confundan vs confunden
Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundan": a. Private to "confunden": e.
"confundan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confunden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confundan" and "confunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "confundan" or "confunden"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "confundan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confundan" and "confunden" 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 #106,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.