Which to use
“fui” is a verb and “funil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- 30532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | funil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fui vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fui and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for fui / funil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fui is averb and funilanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/. 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 30532, this pair ranks #37,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs funil
Shared letters: fiu. Private to "fui": -. Private to "funil": ln.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funil ← ffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fui" and "funil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fui" or "funil"?
Useful next steps
Pair "fui" vs "funil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" 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 #37,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" 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 #37,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.