Which to use
“hunde” and “hundió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,120
- “hunde” frequency rank
- #16,874
- “hundió” frequency rank
- 31994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hunde | hundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse. |
Where the eye mixes hunde and hundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hunde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hundió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hunde vs hundió
A purely visual mix-up. hunde ([ˈũn̪d̪e]) and hundió ([ũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 31994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hunde is recorded at frequency rank #15,120, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪e]. hundió is at rank #16,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 31994, this pair ranks #204,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hunde vs hundió
Shared letters: dhnu. Private to "hunde": e. Private to "hundió": ió.
"hunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hunde ← hhunde · hnude · hudne · hundde · huned · hunnde · uhnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hunde" and "hundió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hunde" vs "hundió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hundió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hunde" and "hundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hue vs hunde". 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 #204,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.