Which to use
“fond” and “funk” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #518
- “fond” frequency rank
- #18,492
- “funk” frequency rank
- 19010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fond | funk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit le plus bas, le plus intérieur d’une chose creuse. | Une forme de musique rythmique afro-américaine apparue à la fin des années 1960, mélangeant la musique soul, le soul jazz et le rhythm and blues dans la lignée du hard bop. |
Where the eye mixes fond and funk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fond with funk
A purely visual mix-up. fond (\fɔ̃\) and funk (\fœŋk\) 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 19010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fond is recorded at frequency rank #518, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃\. funk is at rank #18,492, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fœŋk\.
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 19010, this pair ranks #375,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fond vs funk
Shared letters: fn. Private to "fond": do. Private to "funk": ku.
"fond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "funk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fond" and "funk" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fond" vs "funk" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "funk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fond" and "funk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fink vs funk". 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 #375,483 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.