wendetevswundereWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: wendete is a verb, wundere is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“wendete” is a verb and “wundere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,838
“wendete” frequency rank
#22,973
“wundere” frequency rank
48811
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wendete wundere
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs wund

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wendete and wundere apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
wendete
7 ch
wundere

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wendete is [ˈvɛndətə] while wundere is [ˈvʊndəʁə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48811, 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]. wundere is at rank #22,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndəʁə].

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 48811, this pair ranks #1,234,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wendete vs wundere

Shared letters: denw. Private to "wendete": t. Private to "wundere": ru.

"wendete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "wundere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wendeteewndete · wednete · wenddete · wendeet · wendette · wendtee · wenedte · wenndete
  • wundereuwndere · wnudere · wudnere · wunddere · wundeer · wunderre · wundree · wunedre

Frequency comparison

wendete#25,838
wundere#22,973

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wendete" and "wundere" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "wendete" is a verb and "wundere" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "wendete" or "wundere"?
"wundere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,973 in our German list, against #25,838 for "wendete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering wendete vs wundere

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “wendete”; for an adjective, it's “wundere”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wendete” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list