fundovsfunilWhat's the difference?

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

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Which to use

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

#850
“fundo” frequency rank
#30,167
“funil” frequency rank
31017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fundo funil
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Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fundo and funil apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fundo
5 ch
funil

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fundo is anadjective and funilanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fundo is recorded at frequency rank #850, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈfũ.du/. 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 31017, this pair ranks #37,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fundo vs funil

Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fundo": do. Private to "funil": il.

"fundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundo ← ffundo · fnudo · fudno · funddo · funndo · funod · ufndo
  • funil ← ffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil

Frequency comparison

fundo#850
funil#30,167

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fundo" and "funil" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fundo" is an adjective and "funil" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fundo" or "funil"?
"fundo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #850 in our Portuguese list, against #30,167 for "funil". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering fundo vs funil

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “fundo”; for a noun, it's “funil”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fundo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list