Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.