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 eye mixes fundado and fundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against fundió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fundado with fundió
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": ió.
"fundado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fundado ← ffundado · fnudado · fudnado · funaddo · fundaddo · fundaod · funddado · funddao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fundado" and "fundió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fundado" vs "fundió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fundado" and "fundió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundado" and "fundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundida 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 #84,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.