Which to use
“Feld” and “Fund” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #25,661
- “Fund” frequency rank
- 74743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | Fund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ, surface cultivée. | Objet trouvé. |
Where the eye mixes Feld and Fund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Feld and Fund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Feld with Fund
A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and Fund (\fʊnt\) 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 74743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feld is recorded at frequency rank #49,082, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛlt\. Fund is at rank #25,661, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʊnt\.
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 74743, this pair ranks #36,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs Fund
Shared letters: df. Private to "Feld": el. Private to "Fund": nu.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feld" and "Fund" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feld" or "Fund"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "Fund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs Feld". 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 #36,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.