FeindesvsfindsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Feindes is a noun, finds is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Feindes” is a noun and “finds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,720
“Feindes” frequency rank
#10,082
“finds” frequency rank
32802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feindes finds
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feind 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find

Letter map: Feindes vs finds

Shared letters muted; letters that set Feindes and finds apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Feindes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against finds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Feindes
5 ch
finds

Role in the sentence - Feindes and finds

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Feindes is anoun and findsaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32802, 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]. 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 32802, this pair ranks #1,699,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Feindes vs finds

Shared letters: dfins. Private to "Feindes": e. Private to "finds": -.

"Feindes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feindes ← efindes · feidnes · feinddes · feindess · feindse · feineds · feinndes · fenides
  • finds ← ffinds · fidns · findds · findss · finnds · finsd · fnids · ifnds

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Feindes" for "finds" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Feindes" is a noun and "finds" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Feindes" vs "finds" - which ranks higher?
"finds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,082 in our German list, against #22,720 for "Feindes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Feindes" and "finds". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "finds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,699,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feindes" and "finds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feindes vs fender". 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 #1,699,701 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