Which to use
“finds” and “fixed” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #46,645
- “fixed” frequency rank
- 56727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs fix |
Letter map: finds vs fixed
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and fixed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. finds (CVCCC) and fixed (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: finds and fixed
finds and fixed 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. fixed is at rank #46,645, 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 56727, this pair ranks #928,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs fixed
Shared letters: dfi. Private to "finds": ns. Private to "fixed": ex.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fixed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "finds" and "fixed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "finds" or "fixed" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "fixed".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #928,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "fixed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fixed 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 #928,978 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.