Which to use
“confunde” and “confundes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,379
- “confunde” frequency rank
- #41,262
- “confundes” frequency rank
- 52641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confunde | confundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confundir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de confundir. |
Where the eye mixes confunde and confundes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confunde runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against confundes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: confunde vs confundes
A purely visual mix-up. confunde ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “confunde” sits inside “confundes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confunde is recorded at frequency rank #11,379, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e]. 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 52641, this pair ranks #91,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of confunde vs confundes
Shared letters: cdefnou. Private to "confunde": -. Private to "confundes": s.
"confunde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confunde" for "confundes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "confunde" or "confundes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "confunde" and "confundes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confunde" 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 #91,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confunde" 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 #91,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.