Which to use
“finds” and “paid” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #44,122
- “paid” frequency rank
- 54204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | paid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay |
Letter map: finds vs paid
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and paid apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against paid's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: finds and paid
finds and paid 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 54204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. paid is at rank #44,122, 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 54204, this pair ranks #1,028,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs paid
Shared letters: di. Private to "finds": fns. Private to "paid": ap.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "finds" and "paid" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "finds" or "paid" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "paid".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "paid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paid 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 #1,028,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.