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

#29,665
“fundas” frequency rank
#33,141
“funden” frequency rank
62806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundas funden
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de fundar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar.

Where the eye mixes fundas and funden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundas and funden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
fundas
6 ch
funden

Why the eye confuses fundas with funden

A purely visual mix-up. fundas ([ˈfũn̪d̪as]) and funden ([ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 62806, 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]. funden is at rank #33,141, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn].

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 62806, this pair ranks #50,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fundas vs funden

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

"fundas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "funden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundas ← ffundas · fnudas · fudnas · funads · fundass · funddas · fundsa · funndas
  • funden ← ffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fundas" for "funden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfũn̪d̪as] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fundas" vs "funden" - which ranks higher?
"fundas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,665 in our Spanish list, against #33,141 for "funden". 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 "funden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundas" and "funden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funden 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 #50,782 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