Which to use
“hundió” and “hundir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,874
- “hundió” frequency rank
- #19,133
- “hundir” frequency rank
- 36007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hundió | hundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de hundir o de hundirse. | Sumergir, meter en lo hondo. |
Where the eye mixes hundió and hundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hundió (CVCCVV) and hundir (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses hundió with hundir
A purely visual mix-up. hundió ([ũn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “hundió” becomes r in “hundir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hundió is recorded at frequency rank #16,874, classified as averb, pronounced [ũn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 36007, this pair ranks #182,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hundió vs hundir
Shared letters: dhinu. Private to "hundió": ó. Private to "hundir": r.
"hundió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "hundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hundir ← hhundir · hnudir · hudnir · hunddir · hundirr · hundri · hunidr · hunndir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hundió" and "hundir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hundió" or "hundir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hundió" and "hundir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hundió" 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 #182,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hundió" 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 #182,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.