findsvssacraConfusable pair

Quick tell: finds is a verb, sacra is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“finds” is a verb and “sacra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,082
“finds” frequency rank
#40,809
“sacra” frequency rank
50891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature finds sacra
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find Plural des Substantivs sacrum

Letter map: finds vs sacra

Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and sacra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. finds (CVCCC) and sacra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
finds
5 ch
sacra

Grammar separator: finds vs sacra

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and sacraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. sacra is at rank #40,809, 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 50891, this pair ranks #1,156,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of finds vs sacra

Shared letters: s. Private to "finds": dfin. Private to "sacra": acr.

"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • findsffinds · fidns · findds · findss · finnds · finsd · fnids · ifnds
  • sacraascra · sacar · saccra · sacrra · sarca · scara · ssacra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "finds" and "sacra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "finds" is a verb and "sacra" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "finds" or "sacra" show up more?
"finds" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,082 in our German list, against #40,809 for "sacra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "finds" vs "sacra" 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 "sacra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,156,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "finds" and "sacra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sacra". 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 #1,156,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list