Which to use
“fundar” and “furar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,778
- “fundar” frequency rank
- #14,378
- “furar” frequency rank
- 31156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundar | furar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer | abrir furo, buraco ou rombo em; cavar |
Where the eye mixes fundar and furar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fundar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against furar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fundar vs furar
A purely visual mix-up. fundar (/fũ.ˈdaɾ/) and furar (/fu.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fundar is recorded at frequency rank #16,778, classified as averb, pronounced /fũ.ˈdaɾ/. furar is at rank #14,378, tagged as averb, pronounced /fu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 31156, this pair ranks #37,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fundar vs furar
Shared letters: afru. Private to "fundar": dn. Private to "furar": -.
"fundar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "furar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fundar" and "furar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fundar" vs "furar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundar" and "furar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fartar vs furar". 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 #37,018 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.