Which to use
“fundación” and “fundaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,509
- “fundación” frequency rank
- #13,706
- “fundaciones” frequency rank
- 15215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundación | fundaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acción y efecto de fundar | Forma del plural de fundación. |
Where the eye mixes fundación and fundaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fundación runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against fundaciones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fundación vs fundaciones
A purely visual mix-up. fundación ([fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]) and fundaciones ([fũn̪d̪aˈsjones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fundación is recorded at frequency rank #1,509, classified as anoun, pronounced [fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]. fundaciones is at rank #13,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fũn̪d̪aˈsjones].
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 15215, this pair ranks #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fundación vs fundaciones
Shared letters: acdfinu. Private to "fundación": ó. Private to "fundaciones": eos.
"fundación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "fundaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fundaciones ← ffundaciones · fnudaciones · fudnaciones · funadciones · fundacciones · fundacinoes · fundacioens · fundacioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fundación" for "fundaciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fundación" vs "fundaciones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fundación" and "fundaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundación" and "fundaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundacionales vs fundaciones". 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 #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.