Which to use
“fände” is a verb and “fine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,197
- “fände” frequency rank
- #15,086
- “fine” frequency rank
- 24283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fände | fine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs finden | ausgezeichnet |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fände and fine apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fände is [ˈfɛndə] while fine is [faɪn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24283, 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]. fine is at rank #15,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced [faɪn].
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 24283, this pair ranks #1,849,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fände vs fine
Shared letters: efn. Private to "fände": dä. Private to "fine": i.
"fände" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fine ← ffine · fnie · ifne