hundenvshundióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,651
“hunden” frequency rank
#16,874
“hundió” frequency rank
50525
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hunden hundió
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse. 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 hunden and hundió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hunden (CVCCVC) and hundió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
hunden
6 ch
hundió

Look-alike desk: hunden vs hundió

A purely visual mix-up. hunden ([ˈũn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hunden is recorded at frequency rank #33,651, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈũn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 50525, this pair ranks #102,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hunden vs hundió

Shared letters: dhnu. Private to "hunden": e. Private to "hundió": ió.

"hunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hunden ← hhunden · hnuden · hudnen · hundden · hundenn · hundne · hunedn · hunnden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hunden" and "hundió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈũn̪d̪ẽn] versus [ũn̪ˈd̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hunden" or "hundió"?
"hundió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,874 in our Spanish list, against #33,651 for "hunden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "hunden" 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 #102,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hunden" and "hundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidden vs hunden". 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 #102,728 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