fundasvsfundeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,665
“fundas” frequency rank
#27,239
“funde” frequency rank
56904
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundas funde
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fundar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar.

Where the eye mixes fundas and funde

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

Why the eye confuses fundas with funde

A purely visual mix-up. fundas ([ˈfũn̪d̪as]) 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 56904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundas is recorded at frequency rank #29,665, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪as]. 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 56904, this pair ranks #72,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fundas vs funde

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fundas": as. Private to "funde": e.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundas ← ffundas · fnudas · fudnas · funads · fundass · funddas · fundsa · funndas
  • funde ← ffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fundas" and "funde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfũn̪d̪as] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "fundas" or "funde" show up more?
"funde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,239 in our Spanish list, against #29,665 for "fundas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "fundas" 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 #72,649 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundas" and "funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundas 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 #72,649 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