confundióvsconfundoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,354
“confundió” frequency rank
#40,727
“confundo” frequency rank
64081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature confundió confundo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de confundir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de confundir.

Where the eye mixes confundió and confundo

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

9 ch
confundió
8 ch
confundo

Visual trap between confundió and confundo

A purely visual mix-up. confundió ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

confundió is recorded at frequency rank #23,354, classified as averb, pronounced [kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 64081, this pair ranks #46,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of confundió vs confundo

Shared letters: cdfnou. Private to "confundió": ió. Private to "confundo": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • confundo ← cconfundo · cnofundo · cofnundo · conffundo · confnudo · confudno · confunddo · confunndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "confundió" and "confundo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱfũn̪ˈd̪jo] versus [kõɱˈfũn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "confundió" or "confundo"?
"confundió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,354 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "confundió" 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 #46,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "confundió" 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 #46,673 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