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

#27,239
“funde” frequency rank
#33,141
“funden” frequency rank
60380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes funde and funden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
funde
6 ch
funden

Why the eye confuses funde with funden

A purely visual mix-up. funde ([ˈfũn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “funde” sits inside “funden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

funde is recorded at frequency rank #27,239, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪e]. 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 60380, this pair ranks #59,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of funde vs funden

Shared letters: defnu. Private to "funde": -. Private to "funden": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundeffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde
  • fundenffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "funde" and "funden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfũn̪d̪e] versus [ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "funde" vs "funden" - which ranks higher?
"funde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,239 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "funde" 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 #59,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "funde" 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 #59,129 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