# fed vs fund

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fed
*noun · IPA /fɛd/ · frequency rank #2,946*
A federal government officer or official.

### fund
*noun · IPA /ˈfʌnd/ · frequency rank #1,600*
A sum or source of money.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fund