Which to use
“Funde” and “Funken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,285
- “Funde” frequency rank
- #11,236
- “Funken” frequency rank
- 23521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Funde | Funken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fund | glühendes Teilchen einer Materie |
Where the eye mixes Funde and Funken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Funde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Funken's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Funde vs Funken
A purely visual mix-up. Funde ([ˈfʊndə]) and Funken ([ˈfʊŋkn̩]) 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 23521, 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]. Funken is at rank #11,236, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊŋkn̩].
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 23521, this pair ranks #1,860,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Funde vs Funken
Shared letters: efnu. Private to "Funde": d. Private to "Funken": k.
"Funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Funken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Funde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Funken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Funde" and "Funken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fondue vs Funde". 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 #1,860,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.