Which to use
“funde” is a verb and “fundo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,239
- “funde” frequency rank
- #26,057
- “fundo” frequency rank
- 53296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funde | fundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar. | Conjunto formado por el suelo de un terreno con todo lo que contiene y cuanto produce natural o artificialmente. |
Where the eye mixes funde and fundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. funde and fundo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses funde with fundo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: funde is [ˈfũn̪d̪e] while fundo is [ˈfũn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “funde” becomes o in “fundo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53296, 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]. fundo is at rank #26,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪o].
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 53296, this pair ranks #88,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funde vs fundo
Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "funde": e. Private to "fundo": o.
"funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funde" and "fundo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "funde" or "fundo"?
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 "fundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funde" and "fundo" 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 #88,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.