Which to use
“fiend” and “finds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,384
- “fiend” frequency rank
- #2,443
- “finds” frequency rank
- 27827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiend | finds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. | plural of find |
Where the eye mixes fiend and finds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fiend (/fiːnd/) and finds (/faɪndz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiend is recorded at frequency rank #25,384, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːnd/. finds is at rank #2,443, tagged as anoun, pronounced /faɪndz/.
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 27827, this pair ranks #375,796 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fiend vs finds
Shared letters: dfin. Private to "fiend": e. Private to "finds": s.
"fiend" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "finds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC