Which to use
“funded” and “fused” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,381
- “funded” frequency rank
- #17,147
- “fused” frequency rank
- 21528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funded | fused |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of fund | simple past and past participle of fuse |
Where the eye mixes funded and fused
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between funded and fused
A purely visual mix-up. funded (/ˈfʌndɪd/) and fused (/fjuːzd/) 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 21528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funded is recorded at frequency rank #4,381, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfʌndɪd/. fused is at rank #17,147, tagged as averb, pronounced /fjuːzd/.
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 21528, this pair ranks #423,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of funded vs fused
Shared letters: defu. Private to "funded": n. Private to "fused": s.
"funded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fused" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "funded" and "fused" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "funded" or "fused"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "funded" and "fused" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "funded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fused" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,229 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "funded" and "fused" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fluted vs fused". 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 #423,229 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.