fugavsfundaConfusable pair

Which to use

“fuga” and “funda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,622
“fuga” frequency rank
#15,121
“funda” frequency rank
18743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fuga funda
Definition ato ou efeito de escapar, fugir aparelho para lançar pedras

Letter map: fuga vs funda

Shared letters muted; letters that set fuga and funda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
fuga
5 ch
funda

Spelling & dictionary notes on fuga vs funda

fuga and funda 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fuga is recorded at frequency rank #3,622, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfu.ɡɐ/. funda is at rank #15,121, 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 18743, this pair ranks #52,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fuga vs funda

Shared letters: afu. Private to "fuga": g. Private to "funda": dn.

"fuga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "funda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fugaffuga · fgua · fuag · fugga · ufga
  • fundaffunda · fnuda · fudna · funad · fundda · funnda · ufnda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fuga" and "funda" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fuga" vs "funda" - which ranks higher?
"fuga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,622 in our Portuguese list, against #15,121 for "funda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "fuga" vs "funda" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fuga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "funda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fuga" and "funda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finta vs funda". 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 #52,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list