Which to use
“foundation” and “fundación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,704
- “foundation” frequency rank
- #1,509
- “fundación” frequency rank
- 15213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foundation | fundación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cimiento. | acción y efecto de fundar |
Where the eye mixes foundation and fundación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. foundation runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVVC) against fundación's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: foundation vs fundación
A purely visual mix-up. foundation (/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/) and fundación ([fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]) 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 15213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foundation is recorded at frequency rank #13,704, classified as anoun, pronounced /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/. fundación is at rank #1,509, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn].
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 15213, this pair ranks #281,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of foundation vs fundación
Shared letters: adfinu. Private to "foundation": ot. Private to "fundación": có.
"foundation" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC · "fundación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foundation ← ffoundation · fonudation · foudnation · founadtion · foundaiton · foundatino · foundationn · foundatoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foundation" for "fundación" ever safe?
Frequency check: "foundation" vs "fundación" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "foundation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foundation" and "fundación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fecundación vs fundación". 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 #281,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.