GefildevsGewindeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Gefilde” and “Gewinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,201
“Gefilde” frequency rank
#35,805
“Gewinde” frequency rank
79006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gefilde Gewinde
Definition Landschaft, Gegend profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft.

Where the eye mixes Gefilde and Gewinde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Gefilde
7 ch
Gewinde

Visual trap between Gefilde and Gewinde

A purely visual mix-up. Gefilde ([ɡəˈfɪldə]) and Gewinde ([ɡəˈvɪndə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Gefilde is recorded at frequency rank #43,201, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɪldə]. Gewinde is at rank #35,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈvɪndə].

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 79006, this pair ranks #225,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Gefilde vs Gewinde

Shared letters: degi. Private to "Gefilde": fl. Private to "Gewinde": nw.

"Gefilde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Gefildeegfilde · geffilde · gefidle · gefildde · gefiled · gefillde · geflide · geiflde
  • Gewindeegwinde · geiwnde · gewidne · gewindde · gewined · gewinnde · gewnide · gewwinde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gefilde" and "Gewinde" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfɪldə] versus [ɡəˈvɪndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gefilde" or "Gewinde"?
"Gewinde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,805 in our German list, against #43,201 for "Gefilde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Gefilde" and "Gewinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Gefilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Gewinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Gefilde" and "Gewinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefilde vs Gefilden". 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 #225,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list