Which to use
“finds” and “letten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #46,806
- “letten” frequency rank
- 56888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | letten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs let |
Letter map: finds vs letten
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and letten apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against letten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: finds and letten
finds and letten 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. letten is at rank #46,806, 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 56888, this pair ranks #922,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs letten
Shared letters: n. Private to "finds": dfis. Private to "letten": elt.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "letten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finds" for "letten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "letten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "finds" vs "letten" 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 "letten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #922,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "letten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "letten 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 #922,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.