Which to use
“funcionan” and “funcionando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,605
- “funcionan” frequency rank
- #5,311
- “funcionando” frequency rank
- 9916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcionan | funcionando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de funcionar. | Gerundio de funcionar. |
Where the eye mixes funcionan and funcionando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: funcionan vs funcionando
A purely visual mix-up. funcionan ([fũnˈsjonãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “funcionan” sits inside “funcionando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcionan is recorded at frequency rank #4,605, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnˈsjonãn]. 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 9916, this pair ranks #300,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funcionan vs funcionando
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funcionan": -. Private to "funcionando": d.
"funcionan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "funcionando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funcionan ← ffuncionan · fnucionan · fucnionan · funccionan · funcinoan · funcioann · funcionann · funcionnan
- funcionando ← ffuncionando · fnucionando · fucnionando · funccionando · funcinoando · funcioanndo · funcionadno · funcionanddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funcionan" and "funcionando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "funcionan" or "funcionando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "funcionan" and "funcionando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionan" 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 #300,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcionan" and "funcionando" 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 #300,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.