Which to use
“few” is an adjective and “fui” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,283
- “few” frequency rank
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- 38648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | few | fui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pouco; poucos | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: |
Letter map: few vs fui
Shared letters muted; letters that set few and fui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. few (CVC) and fui (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - few and fui
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: few is anadjective and fuiaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
few is recorded at frequency rank #38,283, classified as anadj. fui is at rank #365, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/.
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 38648, this pair ranks #27,748 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of few vs fui
Shared letters: f. Private to "few": ew. Private to "fui": iu.
"few" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "few" and "fui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "few" or "fui" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "few" and "fui".
- Full dictionary entry for "few" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,748 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "few" and "fui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs few". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,748 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.