Which to use
“Windes” and “Winkel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,738
- “Windes” frequency rank
- #5,048
- “Winkel” frequency rank
- 41786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Windes | Winkel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wind | Stellung zweier Linien oder Flächen zueinander |
Where the eye mixes Windes and Winkel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Windes with Winkel
A purely visual mix-up. Windes ([ˈvɪndəs]) and Winkel ([ˈvɪŋkl̩]) 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 41786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Windes is recorded at frequency rank #36,738, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪndəs]. Winkel is at rank #5,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪŋkl̩].
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 41786, this pair ranks #1,469,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Windes vs Winkel
Shared letters: einw. Private to "Windes": ds. Private to "Winkel": kl.
"Windes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Winkel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Windes" and "Winkel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Windes" or "Winkel"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Windes" and "Winkel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Windes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Winkel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,469,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Windes" and "Winkel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Windes vs wirres". 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 #1,469,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.