confundesvsconfundióConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
confundes
9 ch
confundió

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": .

"confundes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "confundió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundescconfundes · cnofundes · cofnundes · conffundes · confnudes · confudnes · confunddes · confundess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "confundes" for "confundió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪es] versus [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "confundes" vs "confundió" - which ranks higher?
"confundió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,354 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list