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.
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?
Which is more common, "hunden" or "hundió"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.