Which to use
“hundidos” is a participle and “hundió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,698
- “hundidos” frequency rank
- #16,874
- “hundió” frequency rank
- 49572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundidos | hundió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural 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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hundidos and hundió apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hundidos is [ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞os] while hundió is [ũn̪ˈd̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 49572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hundidos is recorded at frequency rank #32,698, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪ið̞os]. 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 49572, this pair ranks #108,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hundidos vs hundió
Shared letters: dhinu. Private to "hundidos": os. Private to "hundió": ó.
"hundidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "hundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hundidos ← hhundidos · hnudidos · hudnidos · hunddidos · hunddios · hundiddos · hundidoss · hundidso
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering hundidos vs hundió
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “hundidos”; for a verb, it's “hundió”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hundidos” entry
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