Which to use
“fine” is an adjective and “Funke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,086
- “fine” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “Funke” frequency rank
- 30447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fine | Funke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausgezeichnet | kleines, in der Luft verbrennendes glühendes Teilchen |
Where the eye mixes fine and Funke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fine and Funke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fine is [faɪn] while Funke is [ˈfʊŋkə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fine is recorded at frequency rank #15,086, classified as anadj, pronounced [faɪn]. Funke is at rank #15,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊŋkə].
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 30447, this pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fine vs Funke
Shared letters: efn. Private to "fine": i. Private to "Funke": ku.
"fine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Funke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fine" for "Funke" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fine" or "Funke"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fine" and "Funke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Funke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fine" and "Funke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fine vs fist". 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 #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.