Which to use
“field” is a noun and “find” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #571
- “field” frequency rank
- #169
- “find” frequency rank
- 740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | find |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. | To locate |
Where the eye mixes field and find
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: field is /ˈfi(ː)ld/ while find is /faɪnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
field is recorded at frequency rank #571, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi(ː)ld/. find is at rank #169, tagged as averb, pronounced /faɪnd/.
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 740, this pair ranks #528,888 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of field vs find
Shared letters: dfi. Private to "field": el. Private to "find": n.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC