Which to use
“fui” is a verb and “full” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- #6,066
- “full” frequency rank
- 6431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | full |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: | ver completamente |
Letter map: fui vs full
Shared letters muted; letters that set fui and full apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: fui vs full
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fui is averb and fullanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/. full is at rank #6,066, tagged as anadv.
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 6431, this pair ranks #68,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs full
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fui": i. Private to "full": l.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "full" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- full ← ffull · flul · ful · ufll
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fui" for "full" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fui" or "full"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fui" and "full".
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "full" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" and "full" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fel vs full". 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 #68,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.