findetvsFundeConfusable pair

Quick tell: findet is a verb, Funde is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“findet” is a verb and “Funde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#365
“findet” frequency rank
#12,285
“Funde” frequency rank
12650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature findet Funde
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finden Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fund

Where the eye mixes findet and Funde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
findet
5 ch
Funde

Look-alike desk: findet vs Funde

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: findet is [ˈfɪndət] while Funde is [ˈfʊndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

findet is recorded at frequency rank #365, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪndət]. 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 12650, this pair ranks #1,962,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of findet vs Funde

Shared letters: defn. Private to "findet": it. Private to "Funde": u.

"findet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Funde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • findetffindet · fidnet · finddet · findett · findte · finedt · finndet · fnidet
  • Fundeffunde · fnude · fudne · fundde · funed · funnde · ufnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "findet" and "Funde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "findet" is a verb and "Funde" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "findet" vs "Funde" - which ranks higher?
"findet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #365 in our German list, against #12,285 for "Funde". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "findet" and "Funde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "findet" 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 #1,962,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "findet" and "Funde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fondue vs Funde". 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 #1,962,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list