Which to use
“fugir” is a verb and “funil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,427
- “fugir” frequency rank
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- 32594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fugir | funil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | retirar-se | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fugir vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fugir and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - fugir and funil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fugir is averb and funilanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32594, 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/. funil is at rank #30,167, 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 32594, this pair ranks #35,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fugir vs funil
Shared letters: fiu. Private to "fugir": gr. Private to "funil": ln.
"fugir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fugir" for "funil" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fugir" or "funil" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "fugir" vs "funil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fugir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fugir" and "funil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fénix vs funil". 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 #35,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.