# fungus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ · frequency rank #14,329

## Definitions
1. Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
2. A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fungus (“mushroom”).

## Easily confused with
- **fung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fung-vs-fungus)
- **funds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/funds-vs-fungus)
- **fungi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fungi-vs-fungus)
- **fugue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fugue-vs-fungus)
- **fungal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fungal-vs-fungus)
- **Fergus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fergus-vs-fungus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffungus`, `fnugus`, `fugnus`, `funggus`, `fungsu`, `funguss`, `funngus`, `funugs`, `ufngus`

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