fundadovsfundadosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#6,410
“fundado” frequency rank
#25,284
“fundados” frequency rank
31694
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundado fundados
Definition Participio de fundar. Forma del plural de fundado, participio de fundar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fundado and fundados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
fundado
8 ch
fundados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fundado is [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞o] while fundados is [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fundado” sits inside “fundados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundado is recorded at frequency rank #6,410, classified as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. fundados is at rank #25,284, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪að̞os].

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 31694, this pair ranks #205,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fundado vs fundados

Shared letters: adfnou. Private to "fundado": -. Private to "fundados": s.

"fundado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "fundados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundadoffundado · fnudado · fudnado · funaddo · fundaddo · fundaod · funddado · funddao
  • fundadosffundados · fnudados · fudnados · funaddos · fundaddos · fundadoss · fundadso · fundaods

Frequency comparison

fundado#6,410
fundados#25,284

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundado" and "fundados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fundado" is a verb and "fundados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fundado" or "fundados"?
"fundado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,410 in our Spanish list, against #25,284 for "fundados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fundado vs fundados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fundado”; for a participle, it's “fundados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fundado” 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