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

#11,379
“confunde” frequency rank
#40,727
“confundo” frequency rank
52106
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confunde confundo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confundir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confunde and confundo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
confunde
8 ch
confundo

Why the eye confuses confunde with confundo

A purely visual mix-up. confunde ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e]) and confundo ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o]) 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 - e in “confunde” becomes o in “confundo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52106, 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]. confundo is at rank #40,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o].

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 52106, this pair ranks #94,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of confunde vs confundo

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confunde": e. Private to "confundo": -.

"confunde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "confundo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundecconfunde · cnofunde · cofnunde · conffunde · confnude · confudne · confundde · confuned
  • confundocconfundo · cnofundo · cofnundo · conffundo · confnudo · confudno · confunddo · confunndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "confunde" and "confundo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪e] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "confunde" vs "confundo" - which ranks higher?
"confunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,379 in our Spanish list, against #40,727 for "confundo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "confunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "confundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confunde" and "confundo" 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 #94,347 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