Which to use
“finds” is a verb and “windows” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,082
- “finds” frequency rank
- #2,937
- “windows” frequency rank
- 13019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finds | windows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs find | Plural des Substantivs window |
Letter map: finds vs windows
Shared letters muted; letters that set finds and windows apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. finds runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against windows's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - finds and windows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: finds is averb and windowsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finds is recorded at frequency rank #10,082, classified as averb, pronounced […]. windows is at rank #2,937, 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 13019, this pair ranks #1,960,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of finds vs windows
Shared letters: dins. Private to "finds": f. Private to "windows": ow.
"finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "windows" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finds" for "windows" ever safe?
Which is more common, "finds" or "windows"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "finds" and "windows".
- Full dictionary entry for "finds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "windows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finds" and "windows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finds 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 #1,960,617 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.