Which to use
“flung” and “found” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,828
- “flung” frequency rank
- #197
- “found” frequency rank
- 19025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flung | found |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fling | simple past and past participle of find |
Where the eye mixes flung and found
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flung and found
A purely visual mix-up. flung (/ˈflʌŋ/) and found (/faʊnd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flung is recorded at frequency rank #18,828, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈflʌŋ/. found is at rank #197, tagged as averb, pronounced /faʊnd/.
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 19025, this pair ranks #441,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flung vs found
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "flung": gl. Private to "found": do.
"flung" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "found" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flung" and "found" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "flung" or "found"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flung" and "found" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "found" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #441,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flung" and "found" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flagg vs flung". 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 #441,008 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.