fundadovsfundióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fundado” and “fundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,410
“fundado” frequency rank
#47,820
“fundió” frequency rank
54230
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundado fundió
Definition Participio de fundar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fundir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fundado and fundió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
fundado
6 ch
fundió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. fundado ([fũn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and fundió ([fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 54230, 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]. fundió is at rank #47,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 54230, this pair ranks #84,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fundado vs fundió

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fundado": ao. Private to "fundió": .

"fundado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundadoffundado · fnudado · fudnado · funaddo · fundaddo · fundaod · funddado · funddao

Frequency comparison

fundado#6,410
fundió#47,820

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundado" and "fundió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fũn̪ˈd̪að̞o] versus [fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fundado" or "fundió"?
"fundado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,410 in our Spanish list, against #47,820 for "fundió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fundado vs fundió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fundado” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list