Which to use
“fruncido” and “fundido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,337
- “fruncido” frequency rank
- #16,591
- “fundido” frequency rank
- 61928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruncido | fundido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fruncir. | Participio de fundir. |
Where the eye mixes fruncido and fundido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fruncido runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against fundido's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fruncido with fundido
A purely visual mix-up. fruncido ([fɾũnˈsið̞o]) and fundido ([fũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 61928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fruncido is recorded at frequency rank #45,337, classified as averb, pronounced [fɾũnˈsið̞o]. fundido is at rank #16,591, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 61928, this pair ranks #53,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fruncido vs fundido
Shared letters: dfinou. Private to "fruncido": cr. Private to "fundido": -.
"fruncido" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "fundido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fruncido" for "fundido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fruncido" vs "fundido" - 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 "fruncido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruncido" and "fundido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundido 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 #53,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.