funil
Portuguese, noun/fuˈniw/
funil is spelled F-U-N-I-L (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 30,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Funil is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar…”.
What does funil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefunnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos 2. objeto em forma de funil 3. construção metálica feita sobre a superestrutura e convés principal de um navio; é usado para expelir a fuligen e a fumaça da caldeira ou gases de exaustão do motor
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of funil
- funis plural
- funilzinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce funil?
- Brazil /fuˈniw/
- Brazil [fuˈniʊ̯]
- Portugal /fuˈnil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to funil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is funil in Portuguese?
funil appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).