Which to use
“finds” and “fingers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #35,771
- “fingers” frequency rank
- 45853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | fingers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs finger |
Letter map: finds vs fingers
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and fingers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fingers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: finds and fingers
finds and fingers are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. fingers is at rank #35,771, 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 45853, this pair ranks #1,339,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs fingers
Shared letters: fins. Private to "finds": d. Private to "fingers": egr.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fingers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finds" and "fingers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "fingers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "finds" vs "fingers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fingers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "fingers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fingers vs puzzles". 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 #1,339,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.