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Which to use

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

#15,071
“difunde” frequency rank
#4,321
“difundir” frequency rank
19392
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature difunde difundir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de difundir. Extender o hacer saber de modo público algún tipo de conocimiento o información.

Where the eye mixes difunde and difundir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. difunde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against difundir's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
difunde
8 ch
difundir

Visual trap between difunde and difundir

A purely visual mix-up. difunde ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪e]) and difundir ([d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) 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 19392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

difunde is recorded at frequency rank #15,071, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪e]. difundir is at rank #4,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iɾ].

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 19392, this pair ranks #263,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of difunde vs difundir

Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difunde": e. Private to "difundir": r.

"difunde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "difundir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • difunde ← ddifunde · dfiunde · diffunde · difnude · difudne · difundde · difuned · difunnde
  • difundir ← ddifundir · dfiundir · diffundir · difnudir · difudnir · difunddir · difundirr · difundri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "difunde" and "difundir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪e] versus [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "difunde" or "difundir"?
"difundir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,321 in our Spanish list, against #15,071 for "difunde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "difunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "difundir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "difunde" and "difundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difunde". 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 #263,946 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