Which to use
“fundado” and “fundar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,410
- “fundado” frequency rank
- #11,237
- “fundar” frequency rank
- 17647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundado | fundar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fundar. | Construir materialmente una población, una escuela, un hospital, etc. |
Where the eye mixes fundado and fundar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fundado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against fundar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fundado with fundar
A purely visual mix-up. fundado ([fũn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and fundar ([fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17647, 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]. 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 17647, this pair ranks #271,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fundado vs fundar
Shared letters: adfnu. Private to "fundado": o. Private to "fundar": r.
"fundado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fundar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fundado" for "fundar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fundado" vs "fundar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundado" and "fundar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundar vs fundió". 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 #271,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.