Which to use
“fácil” is an adjective and “funil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #464
- “fácil” frequency rank
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- 30631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fácil | funil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se do que não é nem duro nem difícil de se realizar, daquilo que não exige muito trabalho ou esforço | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fácil vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fácil and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for fácil / funil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fácil is anadjective and funilanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fácil is recorded at frequency rank #464, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfa.siɫ/. funil is at rank #30,167, tagged as anoun.
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 30631, this pair ranks #37,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fácil vs funil
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fácil": cá. Private to "funil": nu.
"fácil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funil ← ffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fácil" and "funil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fácil" or "funil"?
What to do next
You've compared "fácil" and "funil". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fácil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fácil" and "funil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fénix vs funil". 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 #37,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.