Which to use
“Fonds” and “fund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,882
- “Fonds” frequency rank
- #8,370
- “fund” frequency rank
- 13252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fonds | fund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vermögensreserve für bestimmte Zwecke | Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital |
Where the eye mixes Fonds and fund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Fonds and fund
A purely visual mix-up. Fonds ([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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fonds is recorded at frequency rank #4,882, 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 13252, this pair ranks #1,959,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fonds vs fund
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "Fonds": os. Private to "fund": u.
"Fonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fonds" for "fund" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Fonds" vs "fund" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Fonds" and "fund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fonds" 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 #1,959,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fonds" and "fund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fund vs funzt". 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 #1,959,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.