fundo
/ˈfũ.du/
The verdict
“fundo” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #850 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #850
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fundo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfũ.du/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fundo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for fundo is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfũ.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #850 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundo, with forms such as "ffundo", "fnudo", and "fudno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "funk", "furo", "fuso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fundo, spelled F-U-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra
- 2metido para dentro; cavado
- 3que se enraizou; arraigado, firme, profundo
- 4que se desprende do íntimo do ser, muito sentido
- 5que se apresenta denso, cerrado
- 6difícil de desvendar ou conhecer
- 7que não está preparado; ignorante, fraco
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffundo,fnudo,fudno,funddo,funndo,funod,ufndo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fundo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-U-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfũ.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “funk” - see the side-by-side comparison. fundo vs funk
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.