Which to use
“funda” is a noun and “fungo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,121
- “funda” frequency rank
- #16,519
- “fungo” frequency rank
- 31640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funda | fungo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho para lançar pedras | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fungar |
Letter map: funda vs fungo
Shared letters muted; letters that set funda and fungo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. funda and fungo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: funda vs fungo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: funda is anoun and fungoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funda is recorded at frequency rank #15,121, classified as anoun. 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 31640, this pair ranks #36,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funda vs fungo
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "funda": ad. Private to "fungo": go.
"funda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fungo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "funda" for "fungo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "funda" or "fungo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "funda" vs "fungo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "funda" 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 #36,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funda" and "fungo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finta vs funda". 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 #36,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.