Which to use
“fui” and “furo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- #11,274
- “furo” frequency rank
- 11639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | furo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: | estar furioso, impetuoso |
Where the eye mixes fui and furo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fui with furo
A purely visual mix-up. fui (/ˈfuj/) and furo (/ˈfu.roː/) 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 11639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/. furo is at rank #11,274, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfu.roː/.
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 11639, this pair ranks #61,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs furo
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fui": i. Private to "furo": or.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "furo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- furo ← ffuro · fruo · fuor · furro · ufro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fui" and "furo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fui" or "furo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" and "furo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs furo". 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 #61,169 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.