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“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.

9 ch
confunden
9 ch
confundes

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

  • confundencconfunden · cnofunden · cofnunden · conffunden · confnuden · confudnen · confundden · confundenn
  • confundescconfundes · cnofundes · cofnundes · conffundes · confnudes · confudnes · confunddes · confundess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "confunden" and "confundes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪ẽn] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "confunden" vs "confundes" - which ranks higher?
"confunden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,325 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list