Which to use
“fondo” is a noun and “fundió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #765
- “fondo” frequency rank
- #47,820
- “fundió” frequency rank
- 48585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondo | fundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar más hacia dentro o profundo de un sitio cerrado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fundir. |
Where the eye mixes fondo and fundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fondo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fundió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fondo and fundió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fondo is [ˈfõn̪d̪o] while fundió is [fũn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondo is recorded at frequency rank #765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪o]. 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 48585, this pair ranks #113,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondo vs fundió
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "fondo": o. Private to "fundió": iuó.
"fondo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fondo ← ffondo · fnodo · fodno · fonddo · fonndo · fonod · ofndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fondo" and "fundió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fondo" 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 "fondo" 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 #113,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondo" and "fundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundida vs fundió". 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 #113,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.