Which to use
“fingió” and “fundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,052
- “fingió” frequency rank
- #47,820
- “fundió” frequency rank
- 83872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fingió | fundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fingir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fundir. |
Where the eye mixes fingió and fundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fingió and fundió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fingió and fundió
A purely visual mix-up. fingió ([fĩŋˈxjo]) and fundió ([fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 83872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fingió is recorded at frequency rank #36,052, classified as averb, pronounced [fĩŋˈxjo]. fundió is at rank #47,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 83872, this pair ranks #7,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fingió vs fundió
Shared letters: finó. Private to "fingió": g. Private to "fundió": du.
"fingió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fingió" and "fundió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fingió" or "fundió"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fingió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fingió" and "fundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundida vs fundió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.