Which to use
“fundan” and “fundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,131
- “fundan” frequency rank
- #47,820
- “fundió” frequency rank
- 81951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundan | fundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 fundan and fundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundan (CVCCVC) and fundió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fundan and fundió
A purely visual mix-up. fundan ([ˈfũn̪d̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81951, 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]. 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 81951, this pair ranks #9,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fundan vs fundió
Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fundan": a. Private to "fundió": ió.
"fundan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fundan ← ffundan · fnudan · fudnan · funadn · fundann · funddan · fundna · funndan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fundan" for "fundió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fundan" vs "fundió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fundan" and "fundió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundan" 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 #9,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundan" 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 #9,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.