Which to use
“fortuna” and “fortune” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,087
- “fortuna” frequency rank
- #30,054
- “fortune” frequency rank
- 40141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortuna | fortune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Glück | Schicksal, Zukunft |
Letter map: fortuna vs fortune
Shared letters muted; letters that set fortuna and fortune apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. fortuna and fortune follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: fortuna and fortune
fortuna and fortune 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 a single letter - a in “fortuna” becomes e in “fortune”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fortuna is recorded at frequency rank #10,087, classified as anoun, pronounced [forˈtuːna]. fortune is at rank #30,054, 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 40141, this pair ranks #1,516,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fortuna vs fortune
Shared letters: fnortu. Private to "fortuna": a. Private to "fortune": e.
"fortuna" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fortune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "fortuna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,516,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortuna" and "fortune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortune 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 #1,516,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.