Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “patriots” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #46,904
- “patriots” frequency rank
- 56986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | patriots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Plural des Substantivs patriot |
Letter map: finds vs patriots
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and patriots apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against patriots's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - finds and patriots
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and patriotsanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. patriots is at rank #46,904, 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 56986, this pair ranks #919,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs patriots
Shared letters: is. Private to "finds": dfn. Private to "patriots": aoprt.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "patriots" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finds" for "patriots" ever safe?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "patriots" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "finds" vs "patriots" 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 "patriots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #919,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "patriots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patriots 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 #919,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.