Which to use
“fil” and “funil” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,592
- “fil” frequency rank
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- 65759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fil | funil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fio | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fil vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fil and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - fil / funil
fil and funil are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fil is recorded at frequency rank #35,592, classified as anoun, pronounced /fil/. 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 65759, this pair ranks #5,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fil vs funil
Shared letters: fil. Private to "fil": -. Private to "funil": nu.
"fil" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funil ← ffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fil" and "funil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fil" vs "funil" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "fil" vs "funil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fil" 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 #5,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fil" and "funil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fil vs filão". 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 #5,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.