Which to use
“Fond” and “foods” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,131
- “Fond” frequency rank
- #43,879
- “foods” frequency rank
- 67010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fond | foods |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wageninnenraum hinter den Fahrersitzen | Plural des Substantivs food |
Letter map: Fond vs foods
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fond and foods apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Fond runs 4 letters (CVCC) against foods's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Fond vs foods
Fond and foods are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67010, 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]. foods is at rank #43,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 67010, this pair ranks #554,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fond vs foods
Shared letters: dfo. Private to "Fond": n. Private to "foods": s.
"Fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "foods" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've compared "Fond" and "foods". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foods" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #554,214 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fond" and "foods" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foods 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 #554,214 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.