Which to use
“fand” and “fing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #502
- “fand” frequency rank
- #5,167
- “fing” frequency rank
- 5669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fand | fing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fangen |
Where the eye mixes fand and fing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fand and fing
A purely visual mix-up. fand ([fant]) and fing ([fɪŋ]) 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 5669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fand is recorded at frequency rank #502, classified as averb, pronounced [fant]. fing is at rank #5,167, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪŋ].
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 5669, this pair ranks #1,994,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fand vs fing
Shared letters: fn. Private to "fand": ad. Private to "fing": gi.
"fand" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fand" for "fing" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "fand" or "fing" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fand" and "fing" 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 "fing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fand" and "fing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fing 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 #1,994,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.