Which to use
“fund” and “Funke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,370
- “fund” frequency rank
- #15,361
- “Funke” frequency rank
- 23731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | Funke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonds, Anlagefonds, Kapital | kleines, in der Luft verbrennendes glühendes Teilchen |
Where the eye mixes fund and Funke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fund with Funke
A purely visual mix-up. fund ([fʌnd]) and Funke ([ˈfʊŋkə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23731, 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]. Funke is at rank #15,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊŋkə].
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 23731, this pair ranks #1,857,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs Funke
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fund": d. Private to "Funke": ek.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Funke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fund" for "Funke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fund" vs "Funke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Funke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "Funke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Funke 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 #1,857,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.