Which to use
“fundador” and “fundadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,413
- “fundador” frequency rank
- #7,168
- “fundadores” frequency rank
- 10581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundador | fundadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que funda. | Forma del masculino plural de fundador. |
Where the eye mixes fundador and fundadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fundador runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against fundadores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fundador vs fundadores
A purely visual mix-up. fundador ([fũn̪d̪aˈð̞oɾ]) and fundadores ([fũn̪d̪aˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fundador” sits inside “fundadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fundador is recorded at frequency rank #3,413, classified as anadj, pronounced [fũn̪d̪aˈð̞oɾ]. fundadores is at rank #7,168, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fũn̪d̪aˈð̞oɾes].
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 10581, this pair ranks #298,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fundador vs fundadores
Shared letters: adfnoru. Private to "fundador": -. Private to "fundadores": es.
"fundador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "fundadores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fundador ← ffundador · fnudador · fudnador · funaddor · fundaddor · fundadorr · fundadro · fundaodr
- fundadores ← ffundadores · fnudadores · fudnadores · funaddores · fundaddores · fundadoers · fundadoress · fundadorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fundador" and "fundadores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fundador" vs "fundadores" - 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 "fundador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundador" and "fundadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundadoras vs fundadores". 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 #298,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.