Which to use
“hunda” and “hunde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,269
- “hunda” frequency rank
- #15,120
- “hunde” frequency rank
- 54389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hunda | hunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de hundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir. |
Where the eye mixes hunda and hunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hunda and hunde 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 hunda with hunde
A purely visual mix-up. hunda ([ˈũn̪d̪a]) and hunde ([ˈũn̪d̪e]) 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 - a in “hunda” becomes e in “hunde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hunda is recorded at frequency rank #39,269, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪a]. hunde is at rank #15,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪e].
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 54389, this pair ranks #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hunda vs hunde
Shared letters: dhnu. Private to "hunda": a. Private to "hunde": e.
"hunda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hunda" and "hunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hunda" or "hunde" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hunda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hunda" and "hunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hucha vs hunda". 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 #83,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.