Which to use
“Windel” and “Wunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,394
- “Windel” frequency rank
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- 38246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Windel | Wunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körpernah eingesetzter Saugkörper zur Aufnahme von Urin und/oder Kot | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe |
Where the eye mixes Windel and Wunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Windel runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) 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 Windel with Wunde
A purely visual mix-up. Windel ([ˈvɪndl̩]) 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 38246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Windel is recorded at frequency rank #30,394, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪndl̩]. 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 38246, this pair ranks #1,568,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Windel vs Wunde
Shared letters: denw. Private to "Windel": il. Private to "Wunde": u.
"Windel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Windel" for "Wunde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Windel" vs "Wunde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Windel" 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 #1,568,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Windel" and "Wunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wickel vs Windel". 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 #1,568,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.