Which to use
“fände” and “finde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,197
- “fände” frequency rank
- #431
- “finde” frequency rank
- 9628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fände | finde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fände and finde apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fände ([ˈfɛndə]) and finde ([ˈfɪndə]) 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 - ä in “fände” becomes i in “finde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9628, 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]. finde is at rank #431, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪndə].
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 9628, this pair ranks #1,979,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fände vs finde
Shared letters: defn. Private to "fände": ä. Private to "finde": i.
"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "finde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- finde ← ffinde · fidne · findde · fined · finnde · fnide · ifnde