Which to use
“difunda” and “difunden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,399
- “difunda” frequency rank
- #26,408
- “difunden” frequency rank
- 68807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difunda | difunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de difundir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de difundir. |
Where the eye mixes difunda and difunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. difunda runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against difunden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses difunda with difunden
A purely visual mix-up. difunda ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪a]) and difunden ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 68807, 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]. difunden is at rank #26,408, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ẽn].
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 68807, this pair ranks #33,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of difunda vs difunden
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difunda": a. Private to "difunden": e.
"difunda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "difunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "difunda" for "difunden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "difunda" or "difunden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "difunda" and "difunden" 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 "difunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difunda" and "difunden" 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 #33,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.