Which to use
“fields” is a noun and “finds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,042
- “fields” frequency rank
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- 43124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fields | finds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs field | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find |
Letter map: fields vs finds
Shared letters muted; letters that set fields and finds apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. fields runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against finds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fields and finds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fields is anoun and findsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fields is recorded at frequency rank #33,042, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiːldz]. 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 43124, this pair ranks #1,427,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fields vs finds
Shared letters: dfis. Private to "fields": el. Private to "finds": n.
"fields" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fields" and "finds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fields" or "finds" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fields" and "finds".
- Full dictionary entry for "fields" 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 #1,427,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fields" and "finds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fields vs fils". 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 #1,427,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.