fändevsfundWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fände is a verb, fund is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fände” is a verb and “fund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,197
“fände” frequency rank
#8,370
“fund” frequency rank
17567
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fände fund
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
fände
4 ch
fund

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fände is [ˈfɛndə] while fund is [fʌnd]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fände is recorded at frequency rank #9,197, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛndə]. fund is at rank #8,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʌnd].

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 17567, this pair ranks #1,926,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fände vs fund

Shared letters: dfn. Private to "fände": . Private to "fund": u.

"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundffund · fnud · fudn · fundd · funnd · ufnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fände" and "fund" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fände" is a verb and "fund" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fände" or "fund"?
"fund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,370 in our German list, against #9,197 for "fände". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list