Which to use
“winde” and “winkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,741
- “winde” frequency rank
- #16,607
- “winkt” frequency rank
- 30348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winde | winkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winken |
Where the eye mixes winde and winkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between winde and winkt
A purely visual mix-up. winde ([ˈvɪndə]) and winkt ([vɪŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winde is recorded at frequency rank #13,741, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪndə]. winkt is at rank #16,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [vɪŋkt].
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 30348, this pair ranks #1,749,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of winde vs winkt
Shared letters: inw. Private to "winde": de. Private to "winkt": kt.
"winde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "winkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winde" and "winkt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "winde" or "winkt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "winde" and "winkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "winde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winde" and "winkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs winkt". 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 #1,749,653 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.