Which to use
“flung” is a verb and “fungi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,828
- “flung” frequency rank
- #15,414
- “fungi” frequency rank
- 34242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flung | fungi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fling | Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. |
Where the eye mixes flung and fungi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. flung (CCVCC) and fungi (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between flung and fungi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: flung is /ˈflʌŋ/ while fungi is /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34242, 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/. fungi is at rank #15,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/.
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 34242, this pair ranks #322,455 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flung vs fungi
Shared letters: fgnu. Private to "flung": l. Private to "fungi": i.
"flung" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "fungi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "flung" and "fungi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "flung" or "fungi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "flung" and "fungi" 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 "fungi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,455 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flung" and "fungi" 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 #322,455 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.