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.
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": eä. Private to "find": i.
"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- find ← ffind · fidn · findd · finnd · fnid · ifnd