Which to use
“difundan” and “difunde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,195
- “difundan” frequency rank
- #15,071
- “difunde” frequency rank
- 42266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difundan | difunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 difundan and difunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. difundan runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against difunde's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between difundan and difunde
A purely visual mix-up. difundan ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difundan is recorded at frequency rank #27,195, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ãn]. 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 42266, this pair ranks #149,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of difundan vs difunde
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difundan": a. Private to "difunde": e.
"difundan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "difunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "difundan" for "difunde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "difundan" vs "difunde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "difundan" 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 #149,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difundan" and "difunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difundan". 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 #149,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.