Which to use
“fumado” and “fundo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,616
- “fumado” frequency rank
- #850
- “fundo” frequency rank
- 33466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fumado | fundo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que defumado | que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra |
Where the eye mixes fumado and fundo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fumado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fundo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fumado and fundo
A purely visual mix-up. fumado (/fu.ˈma.du/) and fundo (/ˈfũ.du/) 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 33466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fumado is recorded at frequency rank #32,616, classified as anadj, pronounced /fu.ˈma.du/. fundo is at rank #850, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfũ.du/.
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 33466, this pair ranks #34,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fumado vs fundo
Shared letters: dfou. Private to "fumado": am. Private to "fundo": n.
"fumado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fumado" and "fundo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fumado" or "fundo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fumado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fundo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fumado" and "fundo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fumado". 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 #34,053 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.