Which to use
“fung” and “furs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,806
- “fung” frequency rank
- #28,931
- “furs” frequency rank
- 59737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fung | furs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fungus. | plural of fur |
Letter map: fung vs furs
Shared letters muted; letters that set fung and furs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. fung and furs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on fung vs furs
fung and furs 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fung is recorded at frequency rank #30,806, classified as anoun. 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 59737, this pair ranks #104,385 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fung vs furs
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fung": gn. Private to "furs": rs.
"fung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "furs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fung" and "furs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fung" vs "furs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "fung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,385 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fung" and "furs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fenn vs fung". 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 #104,385 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.