Which to use
“funds” and “fung” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,862
- “funds” frequency rank
- #30,806
- “fung” frequency rank
- 32668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funds | fung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fund | Fungus. |
Letter map: funds vs fung
Shared letters muted; letters that set funds and fung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
funds and fung are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
funds is recorded at frequency rank #1,862, classified as anoun, pronounced /fʌndz/. fung is at rank #30,806, tagged as anoun.
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 32668, this pair ranks #335,922 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funds vs fung
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "funds": ds. Private to "fung": g.
"funds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC