wendetvswindenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,749
“wendet” frequency rank
#23,377
“winden” frequency rank
30126
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wendet winden
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wenden etwas drehen, wickeln

Where the eye mixes wendet and winden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
wendet
6 ch
winden

Visual trap between wendet and winden

A purely visual mix-up. wendet ([ˈvɛndət]) and winden ([ˈvɪndn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30126, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wendet is recorded at frequency rank #6,749, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛndət]. winden is at rank #23,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪndn̩].

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 30126, this pair ranks #1,753,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wendet vs winden

Shared letters: denw. Private to "wendet": t. Private to "winden": i.

"wendet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "winden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wendetewndet · wednet · wenddet · wendett · wendte · wenedt · wenndet · wnedet
  • windeniwnden · widnen · windden · windenn · windne · winedn · winnden · wniden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wendet" and "winden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɛndət] versus [ˈvɪndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "wendet" vs "winden" - which ranks higher?
"wendet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,749 in our German list, against #23,377 for "winden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "wendet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "winden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,753,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wendet" and "winden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "winden vs Winsen". 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 #1,753,912 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