Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “monkey” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #29,246
- “monkey” frequency rank
- 39328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | der Affe |
Letter map: finds vs monkey
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and monkey apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against monkey's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - finds and monkey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and monkeyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. monkey is at rank #29,246, 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 39328, this pair ranks #1,539,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs monkey
Shared letters: n. Private to "finds": dfis. Private to "monkey": ekmoy.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "monkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finds" and "monkey" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "monkey" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monkey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,539,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "monkey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monkey 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 #1,539,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.