Which to use
“winden” and “windet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,377
- “winden” frequency rank
- #39,727
- “windet” frequency rank
- 63104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winden | windet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas drehen, wickeln | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden |
Where the eye mixes winden and windet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. winden and windet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between winden and windet
A purely visual mix-up. winden ([ˈvɪndn̩]) and windet ([ˈvɪndət]) 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 a single letter - n in “winden” becomes t in “windet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winden is recorded at frequency rank #23,377, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪndn̩]. 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 63104, this pair ranks #688,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winden vs windet
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "winden": -. Private to "windet": t.
"winden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "windet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winden" and "windet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "winden" or "windet" show up more?
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 "winden" 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 #688,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winden" 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 #688,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.