Which to use
“fui” is a verb and “fuzil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #365
- “fui” frequency rank
- #14,148
- “fuzil” frequency rank
- 14513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fui | fuzil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo do verbo ir: | peça de metal com que se atritava uma pederneira (por exemplo, sílex) para produzir centelhas |
Letter map: fui vs fuzil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fui and fuzil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fui runs 3 letters (CVV) against fuzil's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fui and fuzil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fui is averb and fuzilanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fui is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfuj/. fuzil is at rank #14,148, 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 14513, this pair ranks #57,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fui vs fuzil
Shared letters: fiu. Private to "fui": -. Private to "fuzil": lz.
"fui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fuzil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuzil ← ffuzil · fuizl · fuzill · fuzli · fuzzil · fzuil · ufzil
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fui" and "fuzil" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fui" vs "fuzil" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "fui" vs "fuzil" 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 "fuzil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fui" and "fuzil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fil vs fuzil". 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 #57,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.