Which to use
“Finder” and “Funde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,554
- “Finder” frequency rank
- #12,285
- “Funde” frequency rank
- 42839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Finder | Funde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die etwas gefunden hat | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fund |
Where the eye mixes Finder and Funde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Finder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Funde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Finder vs Funde
A purely visual mix-up. Finder ([ˈfɪndɐ]) and Funde ([ˈfʊndə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Finder is recorded at frequency rank #30,554, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪndɐ]. Funde is at rank #12,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʊndə].
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 42839, this pair ranks #1,436,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Finder vs Funde
Shared letters: defn. Private to "Finder": ir. Private to "Funde": u.
"Finder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Finder" for "Funde" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Finder" or "Funde" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Finder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Funde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,436,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Finder" and "Funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Finder vs fixer". 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 #1,436,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.