Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “machines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #45,439
- “machines” frequency rank
- 55521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | machines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Plural von des Substantivs machine |
Letter map: finds vs machines
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and machines apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against machines's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: finds vs machines
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and machinesanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. machines is at rank #45,439, 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 55521, this pair ranks #976,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs machines
Shared letters: ins. Private to "finds": df. Private to "machines": acehm.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "machines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finds" for "machines" ever safe?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "machines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "finds" vs "machines" 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 "machines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #976,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "machines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machines 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 #976,342 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.