FeindesvsFinderWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,720
“Feindes” frequency rank
#30,554
“Finder” frequency rank
53274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feindes Finder
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feind Person, die etwas gefunden hat

Where the eye mixes Feindes and Finder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Feindes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against Finder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Feindes
6 ch
Finder

Look-alike desk: Feindes vs Finder

A purely visual mix-up. Feindes ([ˈfaɪ̯ndəs]) and Finder ([ˈfɪndɐ]) 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 53274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feindes is recorded at frequency rank #22,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ndəs]. Finder is at rank #30,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪndɐ].

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 53274, this pair ranks #1,064,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feindes vs Finder

Shared letters: defin. Private to "Feindes": s. Private to "Finder": r.

"Feindes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "Finder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feindes ← efindes · feidnes · feinddes · feindess · feindse · feineds · feinndes · fenides
  • Finder ← ffinder · fidner · findder · finderr · findre · finedr · finnder · fnider

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feindes" and "Finder" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯ndəs] versus [ˈfɪndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Feindes" vs "Finder" - which ranks higher?
"Feindes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,720 in our German list, against #30,554 for "Finder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Feindes" and "Finder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Finder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,064,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feindes" and "Finder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Finder vs fixer". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,064,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list