Which to use
“funcional” is an adjective and “funcionar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,340
- “funcional” frequency rank
- #3,205
- “funcionar” frequency rank
- 11545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funcional | funcionar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo a função | realizar uma determinada função ou trabalho que se espera ser realizado |
Letter map: funcional vs funcionar
Shared letters muted; letters that set funcional and funcionar apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Role in the sentence - funcional and funcionar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: funcional is anadjective and funcionaraverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “funcional” becomes r in “funcionar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funcional is recorded at frequency rank #8,340, classified as anadj. funcionar is at rank #3,205, tagged as averb, pronounced /fũ.sju.ˈnaɾ/.
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 11545, this pair ranks #61,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funcional vs funcionar
Shared letters: acfinou. Private to "funcional": l. Private to "funcionar": r.
"funcional" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "funcionar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funcional" for "funcionar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "funcional" or "funcionar"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "funcional" and "funcionar".
- Full dictionary entry for "funcional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funcionar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funcional" and "funcionar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "funcionar vs funcionário". 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 #61,271 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.