Which to use
“difundió” and “difundir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,989
- “difundió” frequency rank
- #4,321
- “difundir” frequency rank
- 24310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difundió | difundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de difundir. | Extender o hacer saber de modo público algún tipo de conocimiento o información. |
Where the eye mixes difundió and difundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. difundió (CVCVCCVV) and difundir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between difundió and difundir
A purely visual mix-up. difundió ([d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “difundió” becomes r in “difundir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difundió is recorded at frequency rank #19,989, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ifũn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 24310, this pair ranks #241,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of difundió vs difundir
Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "difundió": ó. Private to "difundir": r.
"difundió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "difundir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- difundir ← ddifundir · dfiundir · diffundir · difnudir · difudnir · difunddir · difundirr · difundri
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "difundió" for "difundir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "difundió" vs "difundir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "difundió" and "difundir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "difundió" 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 #241,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difundió" and "difundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difundió". 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 #241,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.