Which to use
“wendete” and “windet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,838
- “wendete” frequency rank
- #39,727
- “windet” frequency rank
- 65565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wendete | windet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden |
Where the eye mixes wendete and windet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wendete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against windet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wendete and windet
A purely visual mix-up. wendete ([ˈvɛndətə]) 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 65565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wendete is recorded at frequency rank #25,838, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɛndətə]. 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 65565, this pair ranks #602,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wendete vs windet
Shared letters: dentw. Private to "wendete": -. Private to "windet": i.
"wendete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "windet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wendete" and "windet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wendete" vs "windet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wendete" 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 #602,450 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wendete" 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 #602,450 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.