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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "difunde" and "difundir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "difunde" or "difundir"?
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.