Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “hospital” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #12,309
- “hospital” frequency rank
- 22391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | größeres Gebäude oder Gebäudekomplex mit einer medizinischen Einrichtung, in dem Krankheiten, Leiden oder körperliche Schäden bei Menschen festgestellt und jene durch stationäre oder ambulante Behandlung geheilt oder gelindert sowie Geburtshilfe und Sterbebegleitung geleistet werden |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set finds and hospital apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and hospitalanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hospital is at rank #12,309, tagged as anoun, 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 22391, this pair ranks #1,874,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs hospital
Shared letters: is. Private to "finds": dfn. Private to "hospital": ahlopt.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "hospital" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finds" and "hospital" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "finds" or "hospital"?
Remembering finds vs hospital
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “finds”; for a noun, it's “hospital”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “finds” entry
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