Which to use
“confundes” and “confundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,262
- “confundes” frequency rank
- #23,354
- “confundió” frequency rank
- 64616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | confundes | confundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de confundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de confundir. |
Where the eye mixes confundes and confundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confundes (CVCCVCCVC) and confundió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between confundes and confundió
A purely visual mix-up. confundes ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]) and confundió ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 64616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
confundes is recorded at frequency rank #41,262, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es]. confundió is at rank #23,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 64616, this pair ranks #45,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of confundes vs confundió
Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundes": es. Private to "confundió": ió.
"confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "confundió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- confundes ← cconfundes · cnofundes · cofnundes · conffundes · confnudes · confudnes · confunddes · confundess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "confundes" for "confundió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "confundes" vs "confundió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "confundes" and "confundió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "confundes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "confundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "confundes" and "confundió" 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 #45,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.