Which to use
“full” is an adverb and “fútil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,066
- “full” frequency rank
- #22,994
- “fútil” frequency rank
- 29060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | full | fútil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver completamente | incapaz de produzir qualquer resultado; inútil |
Letter map: full vs fútil
Shared letters muted; letters that set full and fútil apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: full vs fútil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: full is anadverb and fútilanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
full is recorded at frequency rank #6,066, classified as anadv. fútil is at rank #22,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfu.tiɫ/.
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 29060, this pair ranks #39,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of full vs fútil
Shared letters: fl. Private to "full": u. Private to "fútil": itú.
"full" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fútil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- full ← ffull · flul · ful · ufll
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "full" for "fútil" ever safe?
Which is more common, "full" or "fútil"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "full" and "fútil".
- Full dictionary entry for "full" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fútil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "full" and "fútil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fútbol vs fútil". 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 #39,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.