Which to use
“fundación” and “fundición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,509
- “fundación” frequency rank
- #17,973
- “fundición” frequency rank
- 19482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundación | fundición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acción y efecto de fundar | Acción o efecto de fundir. |
Where the eye mixes fundación and fundición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fundación and fundición follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fundación with fundición
A purely visual mix-up. fundación ([fũn̪d̪aˈsjõn]) and fundición ([fũn̪d̪iˈsjõn]) 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 “fundación” becomes i in “fundición”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19482, 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]. fundición is at rank #17,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fũn̪d̪iˈsjõn].
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 19482, this pair ranks #263,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fundación vs fundición
Shared letters: cdfinuó. Private to "fundación": a. Private to "fundición": -.
"fundación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "fundición" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fundación" for "fundición" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fundación" vs "fundición" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundación" and "fundición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fecundación vs fundación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.