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 |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos |
Letter map: fundo vs funil
Shared letters muted; letters that set fundo and funil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fundo (CVCCV) and funil (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: fundo vs funil
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fundo" and "funil" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fundo" or "funil"?
After this comparison
You've compared "fundo" and "funil". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundo" 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 #37,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundo" 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 #37,200 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.