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

#13,272
“wandert” frequency rank
#39,727
“windet” frequency rank
52999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wandert windet
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden

Where the eye mixes wandert and windet

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

7 ch
wandert
6 ch
windet

Look-alike desk: wandert vs windet

A purely visual mix-up. wandert ([ˈvandɐt]) and windet ([ˈvɪndət]) 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 52999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wandert is recorded at frequency rank #13,272, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvandɐt]. windet is at rank #39,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪndət].

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 52999, this pair ranks #1,075,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wandert vs windet

Shared letters: dentw. Private to "wandert": ar. Private to "windet": i.

"wandert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "windet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wandertawndert · wadnert · wanddert · wanderrt · wandertt · wandetr · wandret · wanedrt
  • windetiwndet · widnet · winddet · windett · windte · winedt · winndet · wnidet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "wandert" and "windet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvandɐt] versus [ˈvɪndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "wandert" or "windet" show up more?
"wandert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,272 in our German list, against #39,727 for "windet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "wandert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "windet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,075,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wandert" and "windet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "windet vs wurdet". 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 #1,075,045 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