# found vs funk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### found
*verb · IPA /faʊnd/ · frequency rank #197*
simple past and past participle of find

### funk
*noun · IPA /fʌŋk/ · frequency rank #11,035*
Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/found-vs-funk