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“Funde” and “Fünfer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,285
“Funde” frequency rank
#36,942
“Fünfer” frequency rank
49227
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Funde Fünfer
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fund etwas mit Größe, Wert, Maß oder Nummer 5

Where the eye mixes Funde and Fünfer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Funde
6 ch
Fünfer

Look-alike desk: Funde vs Fünfer

A purely visual mix-up. Funde ([ˈfʊndə]) and Fünfer ([ˈfʏnfɐ]) 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 49227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Funde is recorded at frequency rank #12,285, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndə]. Fünfer is at rank #36,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏnfɐ].

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 49227, this pair ranks #1,219,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Funde vs Fünfer

Shared letters: efn. Private to "Funde": du. Private to "Fünfer": .

"Funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Fünfer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fundeffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Funde" and "Fünfer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfʊndə] versus [ˈfʏnfɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Funde" vs "Fünfer" - which ranks higher?
"Funde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,285 in our German list, against #36,942 for "Fünfer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Funde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fünfer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,219,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Funde" and "Fünfer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fender vs Fünfer". 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 #1,219,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list