Which to use
“Funden” is a noun and “fündig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,066
- “Funden” frequency rank
- #15,630
- “fündig” frequency rank
- 45696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Funden | fündig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fund | reich an Bodenschätzen |
Where the eye mixes Funden and fündig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Funden vs fündig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Funden is [ˈfʊndn̩] while fündig is [ˈfʏndɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Funden is recorded at frequency rank #30,066, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndn̩]. fündig is at rank #15,630, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʏndɪç].
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 45696, this pair ranks #1,344,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Funden vs fündig
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "Funden": eu. Private to "fündig": giü.
"Funden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fündig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Funden ← ffunden · fnuden · fudnen · fundden · fundenn · fundne · funedn · funnden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Funden" and "fündig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Funden" or "fündig"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Funden" and "fündig" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Funden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fündig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,344,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Funden" and "fündig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fahnden vs Funden". 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 #1,344,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.