Which to use
“Windel” and “Wunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,394
- “Windel” frequency rank
- #7,135
- “Wunden” frequency rank
- 37529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Windel | Wunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | körpernah eingesetzter Saugkörper zur Aufnahme von Urin und/oder Kot | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunde |
Where the eye mixes Windel and Wunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Windel and Wunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Windel with Wunden
A purely visual mix-up. Windel ([ˈvɪndl̩]) and Wunden ([ˈvʊndn̩]) 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 37529, 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]. Wunden is at rank #7,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndn̩].
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 37529, this pair ranks #1,587,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Windel vs Wunden
Shared letters: denw. Private to "Windel": il. Private to "Wunden": u.
"Windel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Windel" for "Wunden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Windel" or "Wunden"?
What to do next
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 "Wunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,587,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Windel" and "Wunden" 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 #1,587,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.