Which to use
“difunda” and “difunde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,399
- “difunda” frequency rank
- #15,071
- “difunde” frequency rank
- 57470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difunda | difunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de difundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de difundir. |
Where the eye mixes difunda and difunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. difunda and difunde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses difunda with difunde
A purely visual mix-up. difunda ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪a]) and difunde ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “difunda” becomes e in “difunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difunda is recorded at frequency rank #42,399, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪a]. difunde is at rank #15,071, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪e].
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 57470, this pair ranks #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of difunda vs difunde
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difunda": a. Private to "difunde": e.
"difunda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "difunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "difunda" and "difunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "difunda" or "difunde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "difunda" and "difunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "difunda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "difunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difunda" and "difunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difunta". 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 #70,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.