findvsfisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“find” and “fis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,448
“find” frequency rank
#37,094
“fis” frequency rank
63542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature find fis
Definition Descubrir, hallar Primera persona del singular (je) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de faire.

Where the eye mixes find and fis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. find runs 4 letters (CVCC) against fis's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
find
3 ch
fis

Look-alike desk: find vs fis

A purely visual mix-up. find (/faɪnd/) and fis ([fi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

find is recorded at frequency rank #26,448, classified as averb, pronounced /faɪnd/. fis is at rank #37,094, tagged as averb, pronounced [fi].

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 63542, this pair ranks #48,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of find vs fis

Shared letters: fi. Private to "find": dn. Private to "fis": s.

"find" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fis" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • find ← ffind · fidn · findd · finnd · fnid · ifnd

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "find" and "fis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/faɪnd/ versus [fi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "find" or "fis"?
"find" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,448 in our Spanish list, against #37,094 for "fis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "find" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "find" and "fis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filos vs fis". 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 #48,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list