fundanvsfundeWhich spelling fits?

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

#34,131
“fundan” frequency rank
#27,239
“funde” frequency rank
61370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundan funde
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de fundar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar.

Where the eye mixes fundan and funde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against funde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
fundan
5 ch
funde

Look-alike desk: fundan vs funde

A purely visual mix-up. fundan ([ˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) and funde ([ˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 61370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundan is recorded at frequency rank #34,131, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪ãn]. funde is at rank #27,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪e].

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 61370, this pair ranks #55,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fundan vs funde

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fundan": a. Private to "funde": e.

"fundan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundan ← ffundan · fnudan · fudnan · funadn · fundann · funddan · fundna · funndan
  • funde ← ffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fundan" and "funde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfũn̪d̪ãn] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fundan" or "funde"?
"funde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,239 in our Spanish list, against #34,131 for "fundan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fundan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "funde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundan" and "funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundan 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 #55,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list