Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “role” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #35,998
- “role” frequency rank
- 46080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | die Rolle |
Letter map: finds vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and role apart highlighted. No shared letter run. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against role's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for finds / role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and roleanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. role is at rank #35,998, 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 46080, this pair ranks #1,331,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs role
Shared letters: none. Private to "finds": dfins. Private to "role": elor.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finds" and "role" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "role" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "role".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,331,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs role". 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 #1,331,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.