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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "confundan" and "confundes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "confundan" vs "confundes" - which ranks higher?
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.