fundavsfundirConfusable pair

Quick tell: funda is a noun, fundir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“funda” is a noun and “fundir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,121
“funda” frequency rank
#27,492
“fundir” frequency rank
42613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature funda fundir
Definition aparelho para lançar pedras derreter pela ação do fogo

Letter map: funda vs fundir

Shared letters muted; letters that set funda and fundir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. funda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against fundir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
funda
6 ch
fundir

Grammar separator: funda vs fundir

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: funda is anoun and fundiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

funda is recorded at frequency rank #15,121, classified as anoun. fundir is at rank #27,492, tagged as averb, pronounced /fũ.ˈdiɾ/.

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 42613, this pair ranks #23,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of funda vs fundir

Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "funda": a. Private to "fundir": ir.

"funda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "fundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • funda ← ffunda · fnuda · fudna · funad · fundda · funnda · ufnda
  • fundir ← ffundir · fnudir · fudnir · funddir · fundirr · fundri · funidr · funndir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "funda" and "fundir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "funda" is a noun and "fundir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "funda" or "fundir"?
"funda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,121 in our Portuguese list, against #27,492 for "fundir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "funda" and "fundir". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "funda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fundir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "funda" and "fundir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fender vs fundir". 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 #23,136 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list