Which to use
“funcionaba” and “funcionado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,583
- “funcionaba” frequency rank
- #11,783
- “funcionado” frequency rank
- 23366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcionaba | funcionado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de funcionar. | Participio de funcionar. |
Where the eye mixes funcionaba and funcionado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses funcionaba with funcionado
A purely visual mix-up. funcionaba ([fũnsjoˈnaβ̞a]) and funcionado ([fũnsjoˈnað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcionaba is recorded at frequency rank #11,583, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnaβ̞a]. funcionado is at rank #11,783, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnað̞o].
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 23366, this pair ranks #246,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funcionaba vs funcionado
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funcionaba": b. Private to "funcionado": d.
"funcionaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "funcionado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funcionaba ← ffuncionaba · fnucionaba · fucnionaba · funccionaba · funcinoaba · funcioanba · funcionaab · funcionabba
- funcionado ← ffuncionado · fnucionado · fucnionado · funccionado · funcinoado · funcioando · funcionaddo · funcionaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funcionaba" and "funcionado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "funcionaba" vs "funcionado" - 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 "funcionaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcionaba" and "funcionado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionaba vs funcionarán". 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 #246,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.