Which to use
“Wind” and “Windes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,752
- “Wind” frequency rank
- #36,738
- “Windes” frequency rank
- 38490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wind | Windes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wind |
Where the eye mixes Wind and Windes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Wind and Windes
A purely visual mix-up. Wind ([vɪnt]) and Windes ([ˈvɪndəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Wind” sits inside “Windes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wind is recorded at frequency rank #1,752, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɪnt]. 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 38490, this pair ranks #1,562,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wind vs Windes
Shared letters: dinw. Private to "Wind": -. Private to "Windes": es.
"Wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Windes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wind" for "Windes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Wind" or "Windes"?
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 "Wind" 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 #1,562,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wind" 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 #1,562,577 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.