Which to use
“fui” is a verb and “fund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- #21,756
- “fund” frequency rank
- 22121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | fund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: | fundo, capital |
Where the eye mixes fui and fund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fui vs fund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fui is /ˈfuj/ while fund is /ˈfʌnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/. fund is at rank #21,756, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd/.
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 22121, this pair ranks #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs fund
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fui": i. Private to "fund": dn.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fund ← ffund · fnud · fudn · fundd · funnd · ufnd
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fui" and "fund" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fui" vs "fund" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" and "fund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs fund". 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 #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.