Which to use
“fund” and “fury” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,649
- “fund” frequency rank
- #33,619
- “fury” frequency rank
- 59268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | fury |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fondo. | Furia. |
Where the eye mixes fund and fury
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fund (CVCC) and fury (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fund vs fury
A purely visual mix-up. fund (/ˈfʌnd/) and fury (/ˈfjʊə.ɹi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fund is recorded at frequency rank #25,649, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd/. fury is at rank #33,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/.
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 59268, this pair ranks #63,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs fury
Shared letters: fu. Private to "fund": dn. Private to "fury": ry.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fury" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fund" and "fury" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fury" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "fury" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs fury". 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 #63,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.