Which to use
“gelinde” is an adjective and “Gewinde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,073
- “gelinde” frequency rank
- #35,805
- “Gewinde” frequency rank
- 68878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelinde | Gewinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von geringer Stärke | profilierte Einkerbung, die fortlaufend wendelartig um eine zylinderförmige Wandung – innen oder außen – in einer gewundenen Schraubenlinie verläuft. |
Where the eye mixes gelinde and Gewinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gelinde and Gewinde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gelinde vs Gewinde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gelinde is [ɡəˈlɪndə] while Gewinde is [ɡəˈvɪndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “gelinde” becomes w in “Gewinde”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelinde is recorded at frequency rank #33,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɪndə]. 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 68878, this pair ranks #493,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gelinde vs Gewinde
Shared letters: degin. Private to "gelinde": l. Private to "Gewinde": w.
"gelinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Gewinde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelinde" and "Gewinde" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gelinde" vs "Gewinde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gelinde" and "Gewinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gelinde" 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 #493,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelinde" and "Gewinde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerlinde vs Gewinde". 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 #493,978 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.