finden
German, verb[ˈfɪndn̩]
finden is spelled F-I-N-D-E-N (6 letters) and appears 398 times per million words in written German, the 231st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Finden is a German verb meaning “to find; to discover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas oder jemanden durch Suchen oder durch Zufall entdecken, sehen”.
What does finden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to find; to discover
Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden.
- 2
to think, to consider, to find
Findest du mich interessant?
- 3
to find one's way
Er hat nicht mehr nach Hause gefunden.
- 4
to be found, can be found
Früher oder später findet sich bestimmt eine Lösung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas oder jemanden durch Suchen oder durch Zufall entdecken, sehen 2. zum Vorschein kommen, anzutreffen sein 3. etwas oder jemanden erwerben und/oder erlangen 4. etwas durch Nachdenken entdecken, auf etwas durch Nachdenken kommen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of finden
- findet present singular third-person
- fand past
- gefunden participle past
- fände past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 3 strong
- findend participle present
- finde first-person indicative present
- findest indicative present second-person
- fanden first-person indicative plural
- fänden first-person plural subjunctive
- fandest indicative preterite second-person
- fandst indicative preterite second-person
- fandet indicative plural preterite
- fändest second-person singular subjunctive
- fändet plural second-person subjunctive
- find imperative second-person singular
- finde! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce finden?
- [ˈfɪndn̩]
- [ˈfɪndən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to finden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is finden in German?
finden appears 398 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).