Which to use
“finds” and “scouts” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #39,012
- “scouts” frequency rank
- 49094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | scouts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scout |
Letter map: finds vs scouts
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and scouts apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against scouts's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - finds / scouts
finds and scouts 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 49094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. scouts is at rank #39,012, 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 49094, this pair ranks #1,224,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs scouts
Shared letters: s. Private to "finds": dfin. Private to "scouts": cotu.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "scouts" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finds" and "scouts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "finds" vs "scouts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "scouts".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scouts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,224,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "scouts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scouts". 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 #1,224,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.