Which to use
“Wänden” is a noun and “wilden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,308
- “Wänden” frequency rank
- #5,235
- “wilden” frequency rank
- 13543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wänden | wilden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wand | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes Wänden and wilden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wänden and wilden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Wänden with wilden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wänden is [ˈvɛndn̩] while wilden is [ˈvɪldn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wänden is recorded at frequency rank #8,308, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛndn̩]. wilden is at rank #5,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldn̩].
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 13543, this pair ranks #1,957,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wänden vs wilden
Shared letters: denw. Private to "Wänden": ä. Private to "wilden": il.
"Wänden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wilden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilden ← iwlden · widlen · wildden · wildenn · wildne · wiledn · willden · wliden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wänden" for "wilden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wänden" or "wilden" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wänden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wänden" and "wilden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wänden vs warnten". 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 #1,957,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.