Which to use
“finde” and “finden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #431
- “finde” frequency rank
- #228
- “finden” frequency rank
- 659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finde | finden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden | etwas oder jemanden durch Suchen oder durch Zufall entdecken, sehen |
Where the eye mixes finde and finden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: finde vs finden
A purely visual mix-up. finde ([ˈfɪndə]) and finden ([ˈfɪndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “finde” sits inside “finden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finde is recorded at frequency rank #431, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪndə]. finden is at rank #228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪndn̩].
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 659, this pair ranks #2,005,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of finde vs finden
Shared letters: defin. Private to "finde": -. Private to "finden": -.
"finde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "finden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "finde" and "finden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "finde" vs "finden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "finde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finde" and "finden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fahnden vs finden". 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 #2,005,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.