Which to use
“fund” and “fuss” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,600
- “fund” frequency rank
- #12,606
- “fuss” frequency rank
- 14206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | fuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A sum or source of money. | Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. |
Where the eye mixes fund and fuss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fund with fuss
A purely visual mix-up. fund (/ˈfʌnd/) and fuss (/fʌs/) 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 14206, 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/. fuss is at rank #12,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʌs/.
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 14206, this pair ranks #471,446 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs fuss
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fund": dn. Private to "fuss": s.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fuss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fund" for "fuss" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fund" or "fuss"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fund" and "fuss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,446 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "fuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fars vs fuss". 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 #471,446 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.