Which to use
“fund” and “Fundus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,370
- “fund” frequency rank
- #28,196
- “Fundus” frequency rank
- 36566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | Fundus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital | Menge, Sammlung von Gegenständen |
Where the eye mixes fund and Fundus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fund vs Fundus
A purely visual mix-up. fund ([fʌnd]) and Fundus ([ˈfʊndʊs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fund” sits inside “Fundus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fund is recorded at frequency rank #8,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [fʌnd]. Fundus is at rank #28,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndʊs].
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 36566, this pair ranks #1,612,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs Fundus
Shared letters: dfnu. Private to "fund": -. Private to "Fundus": s.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fundus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fund" for "Fundus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fund" vs "Fundus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fundus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,612,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "Fundus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fondue vs Fundus". 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 #1,612,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.