feedsvsFondsConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#48,139
“feeds” frequency rank
#4,882
“Fonds” frequency rank
53021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feeds Fonds
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed Vermögensreserve für bestimmte Zwecke

Letter map: feeds vs Fonds

Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Fonds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feeds (CVVCC) and Fonds (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
feeds
5 ch
Fonds

Grammar separator: feeds vs Fonds

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Fondsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fonds is at rank #4,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔ̃ː].

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 53021, this pair ranks #1,074,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Fonds

Shared letters: dfs. Private to "feeds": e. Private to "Fonds": no.

"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Fonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feeds ← efeds · fedes · feds · feedds · feedss · feesd · ffeeds
  • Fonds ← ffonds · fnods · fodns · fondds · fondss · fonnds · fonsd · ofnds

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feeds" and "Fonds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feeds" is a verb and "Fonds" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feeds" or "Fonds"?
"Fonds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,882 in our German list, against #48,139 for "feeds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "feeds" vs "Fonds" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fonds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,074,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feeds" and "Fonds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feeds vs puzzles". 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 #1,074,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list