Which to use
“wendete” and “wunderte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,838
- “wendete” frequency rank
- #26,255
- “wunderte” frequency rank
- 52093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wendete | wunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern |
Where the eye mixes wendete and wunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wendete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against wunderte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wendete and wunderte
A purely visual mix-up. wendete ([ˈvɛndətə]) and wunderte ([ˈvʊndɐtə]) 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 52093, 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]. wunderte is at rank #26,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐtə].
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 52093, this pair ranks #1,110,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wendete vs wunderte
Shared letters: dentw. Private to "wendete": -. Private to "wunderte": ru.
"wendete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "wunderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wendete" and "wunderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wendete" or "wunderte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wendete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,110,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wendete" and "wunderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wendete vs windet". 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 #1,110,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.