fundadavsfundarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fundada is a participle, fundar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fundada” is a participle and “fundar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,735
“fundada” frequency rank
#11,237
“fundar” frequency rank
16972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundada fundar
Definition Forma del femenino de fundado, participio de fundar. Construir materialmente una población, una escuela, un hospital, etc.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fundada and fundar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
fundada
6 ch
fundar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fundada is [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞a] while fundar is [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundada is recorded at frequency rank #5,735, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. fundar is at rank #11,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ].

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 16972, this pair ranks #274,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fundada vs fundar

Shared letters: adfnu. Private to "fundada": -. Private to "fundar": r.

"fundada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "fundar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundadaffundada · fnudada · fudnada · funadda · fundaad · fundadda · funddaa · funddada
  • fundarffundar · fnudar · fudnar · funadr · fundarr · funddar · fundra · funndar

Frequency comparison

fundada#5,735
fundar#11,237

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundada" and "fundar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fundada" is a participle and "fundar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fundada" or "fundar"?
"fundada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,735 in our Spanish list, against #11,237 for "fundar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fundada vs fundar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “fundada”; for a verb, it's “fundar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fundada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list