Which to use
“Finals” is a noun and “finds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,049
- “Finals” frequency rank
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- 40131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Finals | finds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Final | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find |
Letter map: Finals vs finds
Shared letters muted; letters that set Finals and finds apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Finals and finds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Finals is anoun and findsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Finals is recorded at frequency rank #30,049, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈnaːls]. 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 40131, this pair ranks #1,517,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Finals vs finds
Shared letters: fins. Private to "Finals": al. Private to "finds": d.
"Finals" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Finals" and "finds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Finals" or "finds" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "Finals" vs "finds" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Finals" 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 #1,517,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Finals" and "finds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs Finals". 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 #1,517,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.