Which to use
“fortune” is a noun and “sung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,054
- “fortune” frequency rank
- #27,077
- “sung” frequency rank
- 57131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fortune | sung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schicksal, Zukunft | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs sing |
Letter map: fortune vs sung
Shared letters muted; letters that set fortune and sung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fortune runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sung's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fortune and sung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fortune is anoun and sungaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fortune is recorded at frequency rank #30,054, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sung is at rank #27,077, tagged as averb, 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 57131, this pair ranks #913,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fortune vs sung
Shared letters: nu. Private to "fortune": efort. Private to "sung": gs.
"fortune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fortune" and "sung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fortune" or "sung"?
Useful next steps
Pair "fortune" vs "sung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "fortune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #913,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fortune" and "sung" 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 #913,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.