Which to use
“funil” is a noun and “fútil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,167
- “funil” frequency rank
- #22,994
- “fútil” frequency rank
- 53161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funil | fútil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | utensílio com a forma de pirâmide ou de cone invertido em cujo vértice há um tubo que serve para transvasar líquidos | incapaz de produzir qualquer resultado; inútil |
Letter map: funil vs fútil
Shared letters muted; letters that set funil and fútil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. funil and fútil follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: funil vs fútil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: funil is anoun and fútilanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funil is recorded at frequency rank #30,167, classified as anoun. fútil is at rank #22,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfu.tiɫ/.
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 53161, this pair ranks #12,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of funil vs fútil
Shared letters: fil. Private to "funil": nu. Private to "fútil": tú.
"funil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fútil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- funil ← ffunil · fnuil · fuinl · funill · funli · funnil · ufnil
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "funil" and "fútil" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "funil" or "fútil" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "funil" and "fútil".
- Full dictionary entry for "funil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fútil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funil" and "fútil" 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 #12,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.