Which to use
“funcionaban” and “funcionarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,161
- “funcionaban” frequency rank
- #46,576
- “funcionarán” frequency rank
- 70737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcionaban | funcionarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de funcionar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de funcionar. |
Where the eye mixes funcionaban and funcionarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: funcionaban vs funcionarán
A purely visual mix-up. funcionaban ([fũnsjoˈnaβ̞ãn]) and funcionarán ([fũnsjonaˈɾãn]) 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 70737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcionaban is recorded at frequency rank #24,161, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnaβ̞ãn]. funcionarán is at rank #46,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũnsjonaˈɾãn].
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 70737, this pair ranks #29,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of funcionaban vs funcionarán
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funcionaban": b. Private to "funcionarán": rá.
"funcionaban" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC · "funcionarán" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funcionaban ← ffuncionaban · fnucionaban · fucnionaban · funccionaban · funcinoaban · funcioanban · funcionaabn · funcionabann
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "funcionaban" and "funcionarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcionaban" and "funcionarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionarán vs funcionaron". 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 #29,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.