Which to use
“Fond” and “Fondue” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,131
- “Fond” frequency rank
- #48,896
- “Fondue” frequency rank
- 72027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fond | Fondue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wageninnenraum hinter den Fahrersitzen | Gericht, bei dem Brotstücke in eine Zubereitung auf der Basis von geschmolzenem Käse getaucht werden |
Where the eye mixes Fond and Fondue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fond runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Fondue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Fond vs Fondue
A purely visual mix-up. Fond ([fɔ̃ː]) and Fondue ([fɔnˈdyː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Fond” sits inside “Fondue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fond is recorded at frequency rank #23,131, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɔ̃ː]. Fondue is at rank #48,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔnˈdyː].
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 72027, this pair ranks #399,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fond vs Fondue
Shared letters: dfno. Private to "Fond": -. Private to "Fondue": eu.
"Fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fondue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fond" and "Fondue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Fond" or "Fondue" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fondue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fond" and "Fondue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fondue vs Fundus". 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 #399,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.