confundívsconfundióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,959
“confundí” frequency rank
#23,354
“confundió” frequency rank
58313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confundí confundió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 confundí and confundió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. confundí runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against confundió's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
confundí
9 ch
confundió

Visual trap between confundí and confundió

A purely visual mix-up. confundí ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confundí is recorded at frequency rank #34,959, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i]. 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 58313, this pair ranks #66,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confundí vs confundió

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundí": í. Private to "confundió": .

"confundí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "confundió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "confundí" and "confundió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪i] versus [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "confundí" or "confundió" show up more?
"confundió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,354 in our Spanish list, against #34,959 for "confundí". 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 "confundí" 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 #66,918 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confundí" and "confundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confundes vs confundí". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #66,918 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