Which to use
“fondo” and “fono” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #765
- “fondo” frequency rank
- #40,847
- “fono” frequency rank
- 41612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondo | fono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar más hacia dentro o profundo de un sitio cerrado. | Dispositivo de telecomunicación que recibe y transmite sonido, codificado como impulsos eléctricos, mediante un cable o una señal de radio, permitiendo así la comunicación entre ubicaciones distantes |
Where the eye mixes fondo and fono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fondo vs fono
A purely visual mix-up. fondo ([ˈfõn̪d̪o]) and fono ([ˈfono]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondo is recorded at frequency rank #765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪o]. fono is at rank #40,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfono].
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 41612, this pair ranks #152,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondo vs fono
Shared letters: fno. Private to "fondo": d. Private to "fono": -.
"fondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fondo" and "fono" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fondo" or "fono"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fondo" and "fono" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondo" and "fono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fono vs fora". 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 #152,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.