Which to use
“findo” is an adjective and “fungo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,156
- “findo” frequency rank
- #16,519
- “fungo” frequency rank
- 55675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | findo | fungo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que encerrou(-se), que acabou(-se), passou(-se) | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fungar |
Letter map: findo vs fungo
Shared letters muted; letters that set findo and fungo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. findo and fungo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: findo vs fungo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: findo is anadjective and fungoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
findo is recorded at frequency rank #39,156, classified as anadj. fungo is at rank #16,519, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfũ.ɡu/.
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 55675, this pair ranks #10,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of findo vs fungo
Shared letters: fno. Private to "findo": di. Private to "fungo": gu.
"findo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fungo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "findo" and "fungo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "findo" or "fungo" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "findo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fungo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "findo" and "fungo" 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 #10,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.