Which to use
“funda” is a verb and “fundida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,026
- “funda” frequency rank
- #41,374
- “fundida” frequency rank
- 48400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funda | fundida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fundar. | Forma del femenino de fundido, participio de fundir. |
Where the eye mixes funda and fundida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. funda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fundida's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funda vs fundida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: funda is [ˈfũn̪d̪a] while fundida is [fũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48400, 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]. fundida is at rank #41,374, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a].
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 48400, this pair ranks #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funda vs fundida
Shared letters: adfnu. Private to "funda": -. Private to "fundida": i.
"funda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fundida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funda" and "fundida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "funda" or "fundida" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "funda" and "fundida" 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 "fundida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funda" and "fundida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fingida vs fundida". 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 #114,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.