Which to use
“Wind” and “Wunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,752
- “Wind” frequency rank
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- 9604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wind | Wunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe |
Where the eye mixes Wind and Wunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Wind runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Wunde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Wind with Wunde
A purely visual mix-up. Wind ([vɪnt]) and Wunde ([ˈvʊndə]) 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 9604, 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]. Wunde is at rank #7,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndə].
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 9604, this pair ranks #1,979,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wind vs Wunde
Shared letters: dnw. Private to "Wind": i. Private to "Wunde": eu.
"Wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Wind" and "Wunde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Wind" or "Wunde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wind" and "Wunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wind" and "Wunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wunde 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 #1,979,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.