fundenvsfundióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,141
“funden” frequency rank
#47,820
“fundió” frequency rank
80961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature funden fundió
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de fundar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fundir.

Where the eye mixes funden and fundió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. funden (CVCCVC) and fundió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
funden
6 ch
fundió

Why the eye confuses funden with fundió

A purely visual mix-up. funden ([ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]) and fundió ([fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 80961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

funden is recorded at frequency rank #33,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn]. fundió is at rank #47,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪jo].

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 80961, this pair ranks #11,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of funden vs fundió

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "funden": e. Private to "fundió": ió.

"funden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "fundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • funden ← ffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "funden" and "fundió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfũn̪d̪ẽn] versus [fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "funden" vs "fundió" - which ranks higher?
"funden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,141 in our Spanish list, against #47,820 for "fundió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "funden" and "fundió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "funden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "funden" and "fundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fundida 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 #11,000 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