Which to use
“wenden” is a verb and “Windes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,554
- “wenden” frequency rank
- #36,738
- “Windes” frequency rank
- 40292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wenden | Windes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vergangenheitsform „wendete“ | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wind |
Where the eye mixes wenden and Windes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wenden and Windes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: wenden vs Windes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wenden is [ˈvɛndn̩] while Windes is [ˈvɪndəs]. 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 40292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wenden is recorded at frequency rank #3,554, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛndn̩]. 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 40292, this pair ranks #1,512,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wenden vs Windes
Shared letters: denw. Private to "wenden": -. Private to "Windes": is.
"wenden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Windes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wenden" and "Windes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wenden" or "Windes" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "wenden" 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 #1,512,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wenden" and "Windes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Windes vs wirres". 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 #1,512,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.