Which to use
“difundida” is a participle and “difundido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,988
- “difundida” frequency rank
- #14,821
- “difundido” frequency rank
- 34809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difundida | difundido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de difundido, participio de difundir. | Participio de difundir. |
Where the eye mixes difundida and difundido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses difundida with difundido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: difundida is [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while difundido is [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “difundida” becomes o in “difundido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difundida is recorded at frequency rank #19,988, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. difundido is at rank #14,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 34809, this pair ranks #189,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of difundida vs difundido
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difundida": a. Private to "difundido": o.
"difundida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "difundido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "difundida" for "difundido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "difundida" vs "difundido" - 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 "difundida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "difundido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difundida" and "difundido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difundida". 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 #189,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.