Which to use
“funcionado” and “funcionando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,783
- “funcionado” frequency rank
- #5,311
- “funcionando” frequency rank
- 17094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcionado | funcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de funcionar. | Gerundio de funcionar. |
Where the eye mixes funcionado and funcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses funcionado with funcionando
A purely visual mix-up. funcionado ([fũnsjoˈnað̞o]) and funcionando ([fũnsjoˈnãn̪d̪o]) 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 17094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcionado is recorded at frequency rank #11,783, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnað̞o]. funcionando is at rank #5,311, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnãn̪d̪o].
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 17094, this pair ranks #273,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funcionado vs funcionando
Shared letters: acdfinou. Private to "funcionado": -. Private to "funcionando": -.
"funcionado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV · "funcionando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funcionado ← ffuncionado · fnucionado · fucnionado · funccionado · funcinoado · funcioando · funcionaddo · funcionaod
- funcionando ← ffuncionando · fnucionando · fucnionando · funccionando · funcinoando · funcioanndo · funcionadno · funcionanddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funcionado" for "funcionando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "funcionado" vs "funcionando" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcionado" and "funcionando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionado 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 #273,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.