Which to use
“fund” and “funk” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,756
- “fund” frequency rank
- #6,885
- “funk” frequency rank
- 28641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fund | funk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fundo, capital | medo, terror |
Where the eye mixes fund and funk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fund and funk
A purely visual mix-up. fund (/ˈfʌnd/) and funk (/fʌŋk/) 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 a single letter - d in “fund” becomes k in “funk”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fund is recorded at frequency rank #21,756, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfʌnd/. funk is at rank #6,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʌŋk/.
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 28641, this pair ranks #40,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fund vs funk
Shared letters: fnu. Private to "fund": d. Private to "funk": k.
"fund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "funk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fund" and "funk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fund" or "funk"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fund" 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 #40,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fund" and "funk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fon vs fund". 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 #40,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.