fügtvsfundWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fügt is a verb, fund is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fügt” is a verb and “fund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,371
“fügt” frequency rank
#8,370
“fund” frequency rank
16741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fügt fund
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fügen Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital

Where the eye mixes fügt and fund

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

4 ch
fügt
4 ch
fund

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fügt is [fyːkt] while fund is [fʌnd]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fügt is recorded at frequency rank #8,371, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːkt]. 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 16741, this pair ranks #1,933,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fügt vs fund

Shared letters: f. Private to "fügt": gtü. Private to "fund": dnu.

"fügt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fundffund · fnud · fudn · fundd · funnd · ufnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fügt" and "fund" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fügt" is a verb and "fund" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fügt" or "fund"?
"fund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,370 in our German list, against #8,371 for "fügt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "fügt" and "fund". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fügt" 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 #1,933,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fügt" and "fund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fist vs fügt". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list