fonds

\fɔ̃\

/\fɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fonds” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,062
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de biens matériels ou immatériels servant à l’usage principal d’une activité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fonds · fonds · French

fonds · rank #1,062 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,062
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fou

Nearest frequency peer: fou (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fonds »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fonds » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fonds vs Fos
40% similar
fonds vs font
60% similar
fonds vs fous
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fonds
PropertyValue
Headwordfonds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,062
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fonds »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fondsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fou » (#1,063), « différence » (#1,060), « gestion » (#1,064). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fonds » est au #1,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fonds (IPA \fɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,062 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fonds, with forms such as "ffonds", "fnods", and "fodns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Fos", "font", "fous", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fonds, spelled F-O-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de biens matériels ou immatériels servant à l’usage principal d’une activité.
  2. 2
    Biens ou matière constituant l’objet principal d’une collection, d’un ensemble, d’une œuvre.
  3. 3
    Ensemble de qualités d’une personne.
  4. 4
    Réserve d’argent ou de valeurs destinée à un usage donné.
  5. 5
    Bien-fonds ; immeuble ; bâtisse.
  6. 6
    Être en état (de faire quelque chose).
  7. 7
    Somme que le joueur doit mettre sur une certaine carte.
  8. 8
    Galeries horizontales partant du fond du puits et poussées jusqu’aux limites de l’exploitation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fonds appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On cultive la gesse comme les pois, soit au champ, soit au jardin. Son produit est en raison de la qualité de la terre où on la sème ; mais pour qu'elle devienne d'un grand rapport , il faut la placer dans un bon fonds.
  2. Un rapport et avis d’experts porte qu’il sera planté des bornes, pour limiter les fonds de Catherine Lambert et ceux des pères Jésuites.

Synonyms

bien-fondsimmeublecapitalboutiquecaissebilletdébitmasseprincipalressource

This word in other languages

fund(English)capital(Español)Gelder(Deutsch)capital(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffonds
  • fnods
  • fodns
  • fondds
  • fondss
  • fonnds
  • fonsd
  • ofnds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fonds - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffonds1fnods2fodns2fondds1fondss1fonnds1fonsd2ofnds2
Edit distance from "fonds"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fonds"?
"fonds" is spelled F-O-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ̃\.
What does "fonds" mean?
As a noun, "fonds" means: Ensemble de biens matériels ou immatériels servant à l’usage principal d’une activité.
What words are commonly confused with "fonds"?
"fonds" is commonly confused with "Fos", "font", "fous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fonds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fonds" is \fɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fonds" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fonds", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poids#1,071suivi#1,076rendu#1,042clair#1,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

course8 variantscouple8 variantsvillage8 variantsvisite8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list