Which to use
“fund” and “fungi” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,600
- “fund” frequency rank
- #15,414
- “fungi” frequency rank
- 17014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | fungi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A sum or source of money. | Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. |
Where the eye mixes fund and fungi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fund with fungi
A purely visual mix-up. fund (/ˈfʌnd/) and fungi (/ˈfʌnd͡ʒaɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fund is recorded at frequency rank #1,600, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd/. 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 17014, this pair ranks #454,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs fungi
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fund": d. Private to "fungi": gi.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fungi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fund" for "fungi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fund" vs "fungi" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" 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 #454,158 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "fungi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fenn vs fund". 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 #454,158 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.