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

#43,633
“Weines” frequency rank
#36,738
“Windes” frequency rank
80371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Weines Windes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wein Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wind

Where the eye mixes Weines and Windes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Weines (CVVCVC) and Windes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Weines
6 ch
Windes

Look-alike desk: Weines vs Windes

A purely visual mix-up. Weines ([ˈvaɪ̯nəs]) and Windes ([ˈvɪndəs]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Weines is recorded at frequency rank #43,633, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nəs]. Windes is at rank #36,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪndəs].

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 80371, this pair ranks #196,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Weines vs Windes

Shared letters: einsw. Private to "Weines": -. Private to "Windes": d.

"Weines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Windes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Weines ← ewines · weiens · weiness · weinnes · weinse · wenies · wienes · wweines
  • Windes ← iwndes · widnes · winddes · windess · windse · wineds · winndes · wnides

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Weines" and "Windes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯nəs] versus [ˈvɪndəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Weines" or "Windes"?
"Windes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,738 in our German list, against #43,633 for "Weines". 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 "Weines" and "Windes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Weines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Windes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Weines" and "Windes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weines vs Weins". 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 #196,986 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