Which to use
“Fond” and “fund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,131
- “Fond” frequency rank
- #8,370
- “fund” frequency rank
- 31501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fond | fund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wageninnenraum hinter den Fahrersitzen | Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital |
Where the eye mixes Fond and fund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Fond with fund
A purely visual mix-up. Fond ([fɔ̃ː]) and fund ([fʌnd]) 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 a single letter - o in “Fond” becomes u in “fund”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31501, 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]. 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 31501, this pair ranks #1,726,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fond vs fund
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "Fond": o. Private to "fund": u.
"Fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fond" for "fund" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fond" vs "fund" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fond" and "fund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fond vs Fondue". 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 #1,726,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.