Which to use
“funde” and “fundir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,239
- “funde” frequency rank
- #29,224
- “fundir” frequency rank
- 56463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funde | fundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar. | Hacer pasar a estado líquido un elemento que se encuentra naturalmente en estado sólido, mediante una aplicación de energía extraordinaria. |
Where the eye mixes funde and fundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. funde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fundir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: funde vs fundir
A purely visual mix-up. funde ([ˈfũn̪d̪e]) and fundir ([fũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) 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 56463, 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]. fundir is at rank #29,224, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪iɾ].
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 56463, this pair ranks #74,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of funde vs fundir
Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "funde": e. Private to "fundir": ir.
"funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funde" and "fundir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "funde" or "fundir" show up more?
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 "funde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funde" and "fundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundió vs fundir". 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 #74,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.