fundirvsfunilWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#27,492
“fundir” frequency rank
#30,167
“funil” frequency rank
57659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundir funil
Definition derreter pela ação do fogo utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos

Letter map: fundir vs funil

Shared letters muted; letters that set fundir and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
fundir
5 ch
funil

Role in the sentence - fundir and funil

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fundir is averb and funilanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundir is recorded at frequency rank #27,492, classified as averb, pronounced /fũ.ˈdiɾ/. 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 57659, this pair ranks #9,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fundir vs funil

Shared letters: finu. Private to "fundir": dr. Private to "funil": l.

"fundir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundirffundir · fnudir · fudnir · funddir · fundirr · fundri · funidr · funndir
  • funilffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundir" and "funil" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fundir" is a verb and "funil" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "fundir" vs "funil" - which ranks higher?
"fundir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,492 in our Portuguese list, against #30,167 for "funil". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "fundir" vs "funil" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fundir" 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 #9,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fundir" 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 #9,202 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