Which to use
“Funds” and “fûts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,956
- “Funds” frequency rank
- #21,949
- “fûts” frequency rank
- 65905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Funds | fûts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif pluriel de Fund. | Pluriel de fût. |
Where the eye mixes Funds and fûts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Funds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fûts's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Funds and fûts
A purely visual mix-up. Funds (\fʊnt͡s\) and fûts (\fy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Funds is recorded at frequency rank #43,956, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʊnt͡s\. fûts is at rank #21,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fy\.
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 65905, this pair ranks #70,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Funds vs fûts
Shared letters: fs. Private to "Funds": dnu. Private to "fûts": tû.
"Funds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fûts" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Funds ← ffunds · fnuds · fudns · fundds · fundss · funnds · funsd · ufnds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Funds" for "fûts" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Funds" or "fûts" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Funds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fûts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Funds" and "fûts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fons vs Funds". 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 #70,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.