Which to use
“fils” and “Fink” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- #12,491
- “Fink” frequency rank
- 62161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fils | Fink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn | Vertreter der artenreichen Familie Fringillidae aus der Ordnung der Sperlingsvögel (Passeriformes) |
Where the eye mixes fils and Fink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fils and Fink follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fils vs Fink
A purely visual mix-up. fils ([fis]) and Fink ([fɪŋk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62161, 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]. Fink is at rank #12,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɪŋk].
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 62161, this pair ranks #722,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fils vs Fink
Shared letters: fi. Private to "fils": ls. Private to "Fink": kn.
"fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fils" and "Fink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fils" or "Fink"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "fils" and "Fink" 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 "Fink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #722,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fils" and "Fink" 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 #722,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.