confundidovsconfundoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,604
“confundido” frequency rank
#40,727
“confundo” frequency rank
50331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confundido confundo
Definition Participio de confundir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confundido and confundo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. confundido runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against confundo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
confundido
8 ch
confundo

Why the eye confuses confundido with confundo

A purely visual mix-up. confundido ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and confundo ([kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confundido is recorded at frequency rank #9,604, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. confundo is at rank #40,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o].

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 50331, this pair ranks #103,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of confundido vs confundo

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundido": i. Private to "confundo": -.

"confundido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "confundo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundidocconfundido · cnofundido · cofnundido · conffundido · confnudido · confudnido · confunddido · confunddio
  • confundocconfundo · cnofundo · cofnundo · conffundo · confnudo · confudno · confunddo · confunndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "confundido" for "confundo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "confundido" or "confundo"?
"confundido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,604 in our Spanish list, against #40,727 for "confundo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "confundido" and "confundo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "confundido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "confundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confundido" and "confundo" 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 #103,779 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