Which to use
“fände” and “finds” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,197
- “fände” frequency rank
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- 19279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fände | finds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fände and finds apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fände and finds are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19279, 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]. finds is at rank #10,082, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 19279, this pair ranks #1,910,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fände vs finds
Shared letters: dfn. Private to "fände": eä. Private to "finds": is.
"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- finds ← ffinds · fidns · findds · findss · finnds · finsd · fnids · ifnds