# find vs fing

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### find
*verb · IPA [fɪnt] · frequency rank #1,633*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden

### fing
*verb · IPA [fɪŋ] · frequency rank #5,167*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fangen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/find-vs-fing