Which to use
“wehte” is a verb and “Wende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,686
- “wehte” frequency rank
- #4,397
- “Wende” frequency rank
- 50083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehte | Wende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehen | einschneidende Veränderung, Umbruch |
Where the eye mixes wehte and Wende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wehte and Wende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wehte is [ˈveːtə] while Wende is [ˈvɛndə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehte is recorded at frequency rank #45,686, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːtə]. Wende is at rank #4,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛndə].
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 50083, this pair ranks #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wehte vs Wende
Shared letters: ew. Private to "wehte": ht. Private to "Wende": dn.
"wehte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wehte" for "Wende" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wehte" or "Wende"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wehte" and "Wende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehte" and "Wende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waste vs wehte". 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 #1,187,292 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.