fumevsfundeTell them apart

Which to use

“fume” and “funde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,140
“fume” frequency rank
#27,239
“funde” frequency rank
60379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fume funde
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fumar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar.

Where the eye mixes fume and funde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fume runs 4 letters (CVCV) against funde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
fume
5 ch
funde

Look-alike desk: fume vs funde

A purely visual mix-up. fume ([ˈfume]) and funde ([ˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 60379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fume is recorded at frequency rank #33,140, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfume]. funde is at rank #27,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪e].

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 60379, this pair ranks #59,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fume vs funde

Shared letters: efu. Private to "fume": m. Private to "funde": dn.

"fume" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fume ← ffume · fmue · fuem · fumme · ufme
  • funde ← ffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fume" and "funde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfume] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fume" vs "funde" - which ranks higher?
"funde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,239 in our Spanish list, against #33,140 for "fume". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "fume" and "funde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "funde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fume" and "funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fume vs fuste". 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 #59,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list