Which to use
“fund” and “funil” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,756
- “fund” frequency rank
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- 51923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | funil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fundo, capital | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fund vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fund and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: fund and funil
fund and funil are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fund is recorded at frequency rank #21,756, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd/. funil is at rank #30,167, 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 51923, this pair ranks #13,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs funil
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fund": d. Private to "funil": il.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fund" and "funil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fund" vs "funil" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fund" and "funil".
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "funil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fénix vs funil". 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 #13,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.