fundarvsfundeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,237
“fundar” frequency rank
#27,239
“funde” frequency rank
38476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundar funde
Definition Construir materialmente una población, una escuela, un hospital, etc. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar.

Where the eye mixes fundar and funde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundar 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
fundar
5 ch
funde

Visual trap between fundar and funde

A purely visual mix-up. fundar ([fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 38476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundar is recorded at frequency rank #11,237, classified as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. 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 38476, this pair ranks #169,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fundar vs funde

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fundar": ar. Private to "funde": e.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundar ← ffundar · fnudar · fudnar · funadr · fundarr · funddar · fundra · funndar
  • funde ← ffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundar" and "funde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fũn̪ˈd̪aɾ] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fundar" vs "funde" - which ranks higher?
"fundar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,237 in our Spanish list, against #27,239 for "funde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fundar" 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 #169,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundar" and "funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funde vs fuste". 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 #169,808 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