Which to use
“hundida” is a participle and “hundió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,139
- “hundida” frequency rank
- #16,874
- “hundió” frequency rank
- 54013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundida | hundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de hundido, participio 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 hundida and hundió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hundida and hundió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hundida is [ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] while hundió is [ũn̪ˈd̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hundida is recorded at frequency rank #37,139, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. 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 54013, this pair ranks #85,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hundida vs hundió
Shared letters: dhinu. Private to "hundida": a. Private to "hundió": ó.
"hundida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hundida ← hhundida · hnudida · hudnida · hunddia · hunddida · hundiad · hundidda · hunidda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hundida" for "hundió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hundida" or "hundió"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hundida" 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 #85,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hundida" and "hundió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hunda vs hundida". 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 #85,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.