Which to use
“unía” and “unido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,689
- “unía” frequency rank
- #1,593
- “unido” frequency rank
- 26282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unía | unido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de unir o de unirse. | Participio de unir. |
Where the eye mixes unía and unido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. unía runs 4 letters (VCVV) against unido's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between unía and unido
A purely visual mix-up. unía ([uˈnia]) and unido ([uˈnið̞o]) 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 26282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unía is recorded at frequency rank #24,689, classified as averb, pronounced [uˈnia]. unido is at rank #1,593, tagged as averb, pronounced [uˈnið̞o].
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 26282, this pair ranks #232,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unía vs unido
Shared letters: nu. Private to "unía": aí. Private to "unido": dio.
"unía" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "unido" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unido ← nuido · uindo · undio · uniddo · uniod · unnido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unía" for "unido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "unía" or "unido"?
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 "unía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unía" and "unido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unía vs urea". 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 #232,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.