Which to use
“funciona” and “funcionan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,291
- “funciona” frequency rank
- #4,605
- “funcionan” frequency rank
- 5896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funciona | funcionan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar. |
Where the eye mixes funciona and funcionan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between funciona and funcionan
A purely visual mix-up. funciona ([fũnˈsjona]) and funcionan ([fũnˈsjonãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “funciona” sits inside “funcionan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5896, 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]. funcionan is at rank #4,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũnˈsjonãn].
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 5896, this pair ranks #312,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funciona vs funcionan
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funciona": -. Private to "funcionan": -.
"funciona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "funcionan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funciona" for "funcionan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "funciona" vs "funcionan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "funciona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funciona" and "funcionan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionan vs fusionan". 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 #312,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.