Which to use
“difunden” and “difundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,408
- “difunden” frequency rank
- #19,989
- “difundió” frequency rank
- 46397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difunden | difundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de difundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de difundir. |
Where the eye mixes difunden and difundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. difunden (CVCVCCVC) and difundió (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: difunden vs difundió
A purely visual mix-up. difunden ([d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) and difundió ([d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difunden is recorded at frequency rank #26,408, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]. difundió is at rank #19,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 46397, this pair ranks #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of difunden vs difundió
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difunden": e. Private to "difundió": ó.
"difunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "difundió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- difunden ← ddifunden · dfiunden · diffunden · difnuden · difudnen · difundden · difundenn · difundne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "difunden" and "difundió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "difunden" or "difundió"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "difunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "difundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difunden" and "difundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difunden". 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 #125,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.