Which to use
“funciona” is a verb and “funcional” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,291
- “funciona” frequency rank
- #6,781
- “funcional” frequency rank
- 8072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funciona | funcional |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar. | Que cumple o satisface con sus funciones. |
Where the eye mixes funciona and funcional
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses funciona with funcional
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: funciona is [fũnˈsjona] while funcional is [fũnsjoˈnal]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “funciona” sits inside “funcional”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funciona is recorded at frequency rank #1,291, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnˈsjona]. funcional is at rank #6,781, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnal].
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 8072, this pair ranks #306,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funciona vs funcional
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funciona": -. Private to "funcional": l.
"funciona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "funcional" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funciona" and "funcional" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "funciona" or "funcional"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "funciona" and "funcional" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funciona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcional" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funciona" and "funcional" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funciona vs fusiona". 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 #306,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.