chilivsfindsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chili is a noun, finds is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“chili” is a noun and “finds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,687
“chili” frequency rank
#10,082
“finds” frequency rank
22769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chili finds
Definition Plural des Substantivs chilo 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chili and finds apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
chili
5 ch
finds

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chili is anoun and findsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chili is recorded at frequency rank #12,687, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. finds is at rank #10,082, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 22769, this pair ranks #1,869,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chili vs finds

Shared letters: i. Private to "chili": chl. Private to "finds": dfns.

"chili" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chili ← cchili · chhili · chiil · chilli · chlii · cihli · hcili
  • finds ← ffinds · fidns · findds · findss · finnds · finsd · fnids · ifnds

Frequency comparison

chili#12,687
finds#10,082

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chili" and "finds" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chili" is a noun and "finds" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chili" or "finds"?
"finds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,082 in our German list, against #12,687 for "chili". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chili vs finds

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “chili”; for a verb, it's “finds”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chili” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list