Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “Roses” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #41,428
- “Roses” frequency rank
- 51510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | Roses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | eine Fischerstadt an der Costa Brava (span. Name: Rosas) |
Letter map: finds vs Roses
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and Roses apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. finds (CVCCC) and Roses (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - finds and Roses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and Rosesaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Roses is at rank #41,428, tagged as aname, 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 51510, this pair ranks #1,132,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs Roses
Shared letters: s. Private to "finds": dfin. Private to "Roses": eor.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Roses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finds" for "Roses" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "finds" or "Roses" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "Roses".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Roses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,132,751 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "Roses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Roses". 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 #1,132,751 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.