Which to use
“fand” and “find” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #502
- “fand” frequency rank
- #1,633
- “find” frequency rank
- 2135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fand | find |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden |
Where the eye mixes fand and find
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fand vs find
A purely visual mix-up. fand ([fant]) and find ([fɪnt]) 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 - a in “fand” becomes i in “find”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fand is recorded at frequency rank #502, classified as averb, pronounced [fant]. find is at rank #1,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪnt].
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 2135, this pair ranks #2,003,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fand vs find
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "fand": a. Private to "find": i.
"fand" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fand" and "find" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fand" vs "find" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fand" and "find" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "find" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fand" and "find" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "find vs fist". 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 #2,003,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.