Which to use
“funcionando” is a verb and “funcionario” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,311
- “funcionando” frequency rank
- #3,559
- “funcionario” frequency rank
- 8870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcionando | funcionario |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de funcionar. | Persona que desempeña un empleo público. |
Where the eye mixes funcionando and funcionario
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: funcionando vs funcionario
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: funcionando is [fũnsjoˈnãn̪d̪o] while funcionario is [fũnsjoˈnaɾjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcionando is recorded at frequency rank #5,311, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnãn̪d̪o]. funcionario is at rank #3,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fũnsjoˈnaɾjo].
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 8870, this pair ranks #303,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funcionando vs funcionario
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funcionando": d. Private to "funcionario": r.
"funcionando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV · "funcionario" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- funcionando ← ffuncionando · fnucionando · fucnionando · funccionando · funcinoando · funcioanndo · funcionadno · funcionanddo
- funcionario ← ffuncionario · fnucionario · fucnionario · funccionario · funcinoario · funcioanrio · funcionairo · funcionaroi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funcionando" and "funcionario" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "funcionando" vs "funcionario" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "funcionando" and "funcionario" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcionando" and "funcionario" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionarán vs funcionario". 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 #303,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.