# fond

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɒnd/ · frequency rank #8,424

## Definitions
1. Having a liking or affection (for).
2. Affectionate.
3. Indulgent, doting.
4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.
5. Foolish; simple; weak.
6. Doted on; regarded with affection.

## Etymology
From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.

## Easily confused with
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-for)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fun)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fox)
- **foo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-foo)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-foy)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fou)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-four)
- **food** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-food)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-form)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-foot)
- **fund** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fund)
- **ford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-ford)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fort)
- **fool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fool)
- **Fred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fred)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-foul)
- **fork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fork)
- **font** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-font)
- **funk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-funk)
- **fong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fond-vs-fong)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ffond`, `fnod`, `fodn`, `fondd`, `fonnd`, `ofnd`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fond