Which to use
“difundido” and “difundir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,821
- “difundido” frequency rank
- #4,321
- “difundir” frequency rank
- 19142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difundido | difundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de difundir. | Extender o hacer saber de modo público algún tipo de conocimiento o información. |
Where the eye mixes difundido and difundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. difundido runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against difundir's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses difundido with difundir
A purely visual mix-up. difundido ([d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 19142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difundido is recorded at frequency rank #14,821, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 19142, this pair ranks #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of difundido vs difundir
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difundido": o. Private to "difundir": r.
"difundido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "difundir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "difundido" for "difundir" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "difundido" or "difundir" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "difundido" 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 #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difundido" and "difundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difundidas vs difundido". 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 #265,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.