Which to use
“funda” and “funde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,026
- “funda” frequency rank
- #27,239
- “funde” frequency rank
- 34265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funda | funde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fundar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar. |
Where the eye mixes funda and funde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. funda and funde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses funda with funde
A purely visual mix-up. funda ([ˈfũn̪d̪a]) and funde ([ˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “funda” becomes e in “funde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funda is recorded at frequency rank #7,026, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪a]. funde is at rank #27,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪e].
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 34265, this pair ranks #192,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funda vs funde
Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "funda": a. Private to "funde": e.
"funda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funda" and "funde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "funda" vs "funde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "funda" and "funde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funda" and "funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funde vs fuste". 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 #192,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.