Which to use
“fugir” and “fundir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,427
- “fugir” frequency rank
- #27,492
- “fundir” frequency rank
- 29919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fugir | fundir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | retirar-se | derreter pela ação do fogo |
Where the eye mixes fugir and fundir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fugir runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fundir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fugir and fundir
A purely visual mix-up. fugir (/fu.ˈʒiɾ/) and fundir (/fũ.ˈdiɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fugir is recorded at frequency rank #2,427, classified as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈʒiɾ/. fundir is at rank #27,492, tagged as averb, pronounced /fũ.ˈdiɾ/.
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 29919, this pair ranks #38,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fugir vs fundir
Shared letters: firu. Private to "fugir": g. Private to "fundir": dn.
"fugir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fugir" for "fundir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fugir" or "fundir"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fugir" and "fundir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fugir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fugir" and "fundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fender vs fundir". 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 #38,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.