Which to use
“feudo” and “fondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,275
- “feudo” frequency rank
- #765
- “fondo” frequency rank
- 26040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feudo | fondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrato por el cual los soberanos y los grandes señores concedían en la Edad Media tierras o rentas en usufructo, obligándose quien las recibía a guardar fidelidad de vasallo al donante, prestarle el servicio militar y acudir a las asambleas políticas y judiciales que el señor convocaba | Lugar más hacia dentro o profundo de un sitio cerrado. |
Where the eye mixes feudo and fondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feudo with fondo
A purely visual mix-up. feudo ([ˈfewð̞o]) and fondo ([ˈfõn̪d̪o]) 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 26040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feudo is recorded at frequency rank #25,275, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfewð̞o]. fondo is at rank #765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪o].
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 26040, this pair ranks #233,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feudo vs fondo
Shared letters: dfo. Private to "feudo": eu. Private to "fondo": n.
"feudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feudo" for "fondo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feudo" or "fondo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feudo" and "fondo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feudo" and "fondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feudo vs feudos". 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 #233,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.