Which to use
“Wind” is a noun and “windet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,752
- “Wind” frequency rank
- #39,727
- “windet” frequency rank
- 41479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wind | windet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden |
Where the eye mixes Wind and windet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Wind and windet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wind is [vɪnt] while windet is [ˈvɪndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Wind” sits inside “windet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41479, 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]. 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 41479, this pair ranks #1,478,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wind vs windet
Shared letters: dinw. Private to "Wind": -. Private to "windet": et.
"Wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "windet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wind" and "windet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Wind" 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 "Wind" 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 #1,478,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wind" 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 #1,478,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.