Which to use
“findo” and “fundo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,156
- “findo” frequency rank
- #850
- “fundo” frequency rank
- 40006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | findo | fundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se) | que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra |
Letter map: findo vs fundo
Shared letters muted; letters that set findo and fundo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. findo and fundo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - findo / fundo
findo and fundo 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 a single letter - i in “findo” becomes u in “fundo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
findo is recorded at frequency rank #39,156, classified as anadj. fundo is at rank #850, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfũ.du/.
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 40006, this pair ranks #26,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of findo vs fundo
Shared letters: dfno. Private to "findo": i. Private to "fundo": u.
"findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "findo" for "fundo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "findo" or "fundo"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "findo" and "fundo".
- Full dictionary entry for "findo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "findo" and "fundo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs findo". 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 #26,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.