fundióvsfundirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,820
“fundió” frequency rank
#29,224
“fundir” frequency rank
77044
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundió fundir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de fundir. Hacer pasar a estado líquido un elemento que se encuentra naturalmente en estado sólido, mediante una aplicación de energía extraordinaria.

Where the eye mixes fundió and fundir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fundió (CVCCVV) and fundir (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
fundió
6 ch
fundir

Visual trap between fundió and fundir

A purely visual mix-up. fundió ([fũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “fundió” becomes r in “fundir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundió is recorded at frequency rank #47,820, classified as averb, pronounced [fũn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 77044, this pair ranks #16,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fundió vs fundir

Shared letters: dfinu. Private to "fundió": ó. Private to "fundir": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundir ← ffundir · fnudir · fudnir · funddir · fundirr · fundri · funidr · funndir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundió" and "fundir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fũn̪ˈd̪jo] versus [fũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fundió" vs "fundir" - which ranks higher?
"fundir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,224 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.

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 "fundió" 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 #16,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundió" and "fundir" 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 #16,698 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