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.
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?
Frequency check: "fundió" vs "fundir" - which ranks higher?
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.