Which to use
“fils” is a noun and “find” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- #1,633
- “find” frequency rank
- 51303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fils | find |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden |
Where the eye mixes fils and find
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fils and find
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fils is [fis] while find is [fɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fils is recorded at frequency rank #49,670, classified as anoun, pronounced [fis]. find is at rank #1,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɪnt].
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 51303, this pair ranks #1,140,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fils vs find
Shared letters: fi. Private to "fils": ls. Private to "find": dn.
"fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fils" and "find" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fils" or "find"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fils" and "find" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "find" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,140,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fils" and "find" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #1,140,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.