Which to use
“fondos” and “fono” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,546
- “fondos” frequency rank
- #40,847
- “fono” frequency rank
- 42393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondos | fono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fondo. | 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 fondos and fono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fondos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fono's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fondos vs fono
A purely visual mix-up. fondos ([ˈfõn̪d̪os]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondos is recorded at frequency rank #1,546, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪os]. 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 42393, this pair ranks #148,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fondos vs fono
Shared letters: fno. Private to "fondos": ds. Private to "fono": -.
"fondos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fondos" for "fono" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fondos" vs "fono" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fondos" and "fono" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fondos" 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 #148,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fondos" 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 #148,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.