Which to use
“fundo” is an adjective and “furto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #850
- “fundo” frequency rank
- #16,779
- “furto” frequency rank
- 17629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fundo | furto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que está abaixo da superfície ou do nível; que tem profundidade; que adentra | o ato de furtar |
Where the eye mixes fundo and furto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fundo and furto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fundo with furto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fundo is /ˈfũ.du/ while furto is /ˈfuɾ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17629, 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/. furto is at rank #16,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfuɾ.tu/.
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 17629, this pair ranks #53,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fundo vs furto
Shared letters: fou. Private to "fundo": dn. Private to "furto": rt.
"fundo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "furto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fundo" for "furto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fundo" or "furto"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fundo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fundo" and "furto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fito vs furto". 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 #53,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.