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

#39,269
“hunda” frequency rank
#33,651
“hunden” frequency rank
72920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hunda hunden
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de hundir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse.

Where the eye mixes hunda and hunden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hunda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hunden's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
hunda
6 ch
hunden

Visual trap between hunda and hunden

A purely visual mix-up. hunda ([ˈũn̪d̪a]) and hunden ([ˈũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72920, 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]. hunden is at rank #33,651, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪ẽn].

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 72920, this pair ranks #24,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hunda vs hunden

Shared letters: dhnu. Private to "hunda": a. Private to "hunden": e.

"hunda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hunda ← hhunda · hnuda · hudna · hunad · hundda · hunnda · uhnda
  • hunden ← hhunden · hnuden · hudnen · hundden · hundenn · hundne · hunedn · hunnden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hunda" for "hunden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈũn̪d̪a] versus [ˈũn̪d̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hunda" or "hunden"?
"hunden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,651 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "hunda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hunda" and "hunden" 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 #24,377 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