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“feudos” and “fondos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,451
“feudos” frequency rank
#1,546
“fondos” frequency rank
43997
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feudos fondos
Definition Forma del plural de feudo. Forma del plural de fondo.

Where the eye mixes feudos and fondos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feudos (CVVCVC) and fondos (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
feudos
6 ch
fondos

Look-alike desk: feudos vs fondos

A purely visual mix-up. feudos ([ˈfewð̞os]) and fondos ([ˈfõn̪d̪os]) 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 43997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feudos is recorded at frequency rank #42,451, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfewð̞os]. fondos is at rank #1,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪os].

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 43997, this pair ranks #139,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feudos vs fondos

Shared letters: dfos. Private to "feudos": eu. Private to "fondos": n.

"feudos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "fondos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feudos ← efudos · feduos · feuddos · feudoss · feudso · feuods · ffeudos · fuedos
  • fondos ← ffondos · fnodos · fodnos · fonddos · fondoss · fondso · fonndos · fonods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feudos" and "fondos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfewð̞os] versus [ˈfõn̪d̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feudos" or "fondos"?
"fondos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,546 in our Spanish list, against #42,451 for "feudos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "feudos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fondos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feudos" and "fondos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fetos 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 #139,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list