Which to use
“fuga” and “funk” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,622
- “fuga” frequency rank
- #6,885
- “funk” frequency rank
- 10507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuga | funk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de escapar, fugir | medo, terror |
Where the eye mixes fuga and funk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fuga vs funk
A purely visual mix-up. fuga (/ˈfu.ɡɐ/) and funk (/fʌŋk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10507, 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/. funk is at rank #6,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʌŋk/.
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 10507, this pair ranks #62,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fuga vs funk
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fuga": ag. Private to "funk": kn.
"fuga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "funk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fuga" and "funk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fuga" or "funk" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fuga" and "funk" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fuga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuga" and "funk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs funk". 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 #62,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.