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.
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": eä. Private to "fund": u.
"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fund ← ffund · fnud · fudn · fundd · funnd · ufnd