Which to use
“fungo” and “furo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,519
- “fungo” frequency rank
- #11,274
- “furo” frequency rank
- 27793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fungo | furo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fungar | estar furioso, impetuoso |
Where the eye mixes fungo and furo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fungo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against furo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fungo vs furo
A purely visual mix-up. fungo (/ˈfũ.ɡu/) and furo (/ˈfu.roː/) 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 27793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fungo is recorded at frequency rank #16,519, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfũ.ɡu/. furo is at rank #11,274, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfu.roː/.
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 27793, this pair ranks #41,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fungo vs furo
Shared letters: fou. Private to "fungo": gn. Private to "furo": r.
"fungo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "furo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fungo" and "furo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fungo" or "furo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fungo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fungo" and "furo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs furo". 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 #41,132 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.