fändevsfindWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fände” and “find” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,197
“fände” frequency rank
#1,633
“find” frequency rank
10830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fände find
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fände and find apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
fände
4 ch
find

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. fände ([ˈfɛndə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fände is recorded at frequency rank #9,197, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛndə]. 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 10830, this pair ranks #1,973,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fände vs find

Shared letters: dfn. Private to "fände": . Private to "find": i.

"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • findffind · fidn · findd · finnd · fnid · ifnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fände" and "find" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɛndə] versus [fɪnt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fände" or "find"?
"find" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,633 in our German list, against #9,197 for "fände". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list