Which to use
“hundido” and “hundir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,616
- “hundido” frequency rank
- #19,133
- “hundir” frequency rank
- 33749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundido | hundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de hundir o de hundirse. | Sumergir, meter en lo hondo. |
Where the eye mixes hundido and hundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hundido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hundir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hundido and hundir
A purely visual mix-up. hundido ([ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) and hundir ([ũn̪ˈd̪iɾ]) 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 33749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hundido is recorded at frequency rank #14,616, classified as averb, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. hundir is at rank #19,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪iɾ].
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 33749, this pair ranks #195,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hundido vs hundir
Shared letters: dhinu. Private to "hundido": o. Private to "hundir": r.
"hundido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hundido" for "hundir" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hundido" or "hundir" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hundido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hundir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hundido" and "hundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hunda vs hundir". 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 #195,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.