Which to use
“funds” and “furs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,862
- “funds” frequency rank
- #28,931
- “furs” frequency rank
- 30793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | funds | furs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fund | plural of fur |
Where the eye mixes funds and furs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. funds (/fʌndz/) and furs (/fɝz/) 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 30793, 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/. furs is at rank #28,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɝz/.
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 30793, this pair ranks #351,527 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of funds vs furs
Shared letters: fsu. Private to "funds": dn. Private to "furs": r.
"funds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "furs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC