finasvsfundasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: finas is a adjective, fundas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“finas” is an adjective and “fundas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,145
“finas” frequency rank
#29,665
“fundas” frequency rank
43810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature finas fundas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de fino. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fundar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set finas and fundas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
finas
6 ch
fundas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finas is [ˈfinas] while fundas is [ˈfũn̪d̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

finas is recorded at frequency rank #14,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfinas]. fundas is at rank #29,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪as].

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 43810, this pair ranks #140,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of finas vs fundas

Shared letters: afns. Private to "finas": i. Private to "fundas": du.

"finas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "fundas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • finasffinas · fians · finass · finnas · finsa · fnias · ifnas
  • fundasffundas · fnudas · fudnas · funads · fundass · funddas · fundsa · funndas

Frequency comparison

finas#14,145
fundas#29,665

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "finas" and "fundas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "finas" is an adjective and "fundas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "finas" or "fundas"?
"finas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,145 in our Spanish list, against #29,665 for "fundas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering finas vs fundas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “finas”; for a verb, it's “fundas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “finas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list