Which to use
“funciona” and “fusiona” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,291
- “funciona” frequency rank
- #46,577
- “fusiona” frequency rank
- 47868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funciona | fusiona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fusionar o de fusionarse. |
Where the eye mixes funciona and fusiona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. funciona runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against fusiona's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses funciona with fusiona
A purely visual mix-up. funciona ([fũnˈsjona]) and fusiona ([fuˈsjona]) 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 47868, 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]. fusiona is at rank #46,577, tagged as averb, pronounced [fuˈsjona].
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 47868, this pair ranks #117,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funciona vs fusiona
Shared letters: afinou. Private to "funciona": c. Private to "fusiona": s.
"funciona" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "fusiona" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funciona" and "fusiona" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "funciona" or "fusiona" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "funciona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusiona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funciona" and "fusiona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusiona 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 #117,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.