Which to use
“confunden” and “confundes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,325
- “confunden” frequency rank
- #41,262
- “confundes” frequency rank
- 56587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confunden | confundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de confundir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de confundir. |
Where the eye mixes confunden and confundes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confunden 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 confunden with confundes
A purely visual mix-up. confunden ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “confunden” becomes s in “confundes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confunden is recorded at frequency rank #15,325, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 56587, this pair ranks #73,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confunden vs confundes
Shared letters: cdefnou. Private to "confunden": -. Private to "confundes": s.
"confunden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "confunden" and "confundes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "confunden" vs "confundes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "confunden" 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 #73,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confunden" 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 #73,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.