Fundus

/[ˈfʊndʊs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,196

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Fundus is aGermannoun. It means: Menge, Sammlung von Gegenständen Pronounced [ˈfʊndʊs]. Often confused with fund and Fonds.

Key facts for Fundus
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HeadwordFundus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʊndʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,196
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fundus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fundus is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfʊndʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,196 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fundus, with forms such as "ffundus", "fnudus", and "fudnus". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fund", "Fonds", "finds", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fundus, spelled F-U-N-D-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menge, Sammlung von Gegenständen
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der verfügbaren Kenntnisse

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffundus,fnudus,fudnus,funddus,fundsu,funduss,funndus,funuds,ufndus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fundus

Misspelling Variants of "Fundus"

ffundus7fnudus6fudnus6funddus7fundsu6funduss7funndus7funuds6
Misspelling Variants of "Fundus"

Frequency rank: #28,196 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fundus"?
"Fundus" is spelled F-U-N-D-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊndʊs].
What does "Fundus" mean?
As a noun, "Fundus" means: Menge, Sammlung von Gegenständen
What words are commonly confused with "Fundus"?
"Fundus" is commonly confused with "fund", "Fonds", "finds". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fundus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fundus" is [ˈfʊndʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fundus" come from?
"Fundus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.