Which to use
“fund” and “Funk” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,370
- “fund” frequency rank
- #5,170
- “Funk” frequency rank
- 13540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | Funk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital | Übertragung von Informationen mittels elektromagnetischer Wellen, die ohne Drähte funktioniert und die besondere Geräte zum Senden und zum Empfangen benötigt |
Where the eye mixes fund and Funk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fund and Funk follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fund and Funk
A purely visual mix-up. fund ([fʌnd]) and Funk ([fʊŋk]) 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 a single letter - d in “fund” becomes k in “Funk”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13540, 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]. Funk is at rank #5,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fʊŋk].
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 13540, this pair ranks #1,957,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs Funk
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fund": d. Private to "Funk": k.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Funk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fund" and "Funk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fund" or "Funk"?
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 "Funk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "Funk" 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 #1,957,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.