hundavshundeConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
hunda
5 ch
hunde

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

  • hunda ← hhunda · hnuda · hudna · hunad · hundda · hunnda · uhnda
  • hunde ← hhunde · hnude · hudne · hundde · huned · hunnde · uhnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hunda" and "hunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈũn̪d̪a] versus [ˈũn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hunda" or "hunde" show up more?
"hunde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,120 in our Spanish list, against #39,269 for "hunda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list