Which to use
“fun” is an adjective and “fungo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,068
- “fun” frequency rank
- #16,519
- “fungo” frequency rank
- 32587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fun | fungo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | divertido | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fungar |
Where the eye mixes fun and fungo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fun runs 3 letters (CVC) against fungo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fun vs fungo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fun is /fʌn/ while fungo is /ˈfũ.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fun” sits inside “fungo”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fun is recorded at frequency rank #16,068, classified as anadj, pronounced /fʌn/. fungo is at rank #16,519, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfũ.ɡu/.
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 32587, this pair ranks #35,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fun vs fungo
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fun": -. Private to "fungo": go.
"fun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "fungo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fungo ← ffungo · fnugo · fugno · funggo · funngo · funog · ufngo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fun" and "fungo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fun" vs "fungo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fungo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fun" and "fungo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs fun". 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 #35,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.