confundanvsconfundesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,514
“confundan” frequency rank
#41,262
“confundes” frequency rank
75776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confundan confundes
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de confundir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confundan and confundes

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

9 ch
confundan
9 ch
confundes

Why the eye confuses confundan with confundes

A purely visual mix-up. confundan ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75776, 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]. 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 75776, this pair ranks #18,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confundan vs confundes

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

"confundan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundancconfundan · cnofundan · cofnundan · conffundan · confnudan · confudnan · confunadn · confundann
  • confundescconfundes · cnofundes · cofnundes · conffundes · confnudes · confudnes · confunddes · confundess

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "confundan" and "confundes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ãn] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "confundan" vs "confundes" - which ranks higher?
"confundan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,514 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "confundan" 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 #18,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confundan" 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 #18,928 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