Which to use
“Windes” and “wonder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,738
- “Windes” frequency rank
- #24,580
- “wonder” frequency rank
- 61318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Windes | wonder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wind | Wunder |
Where the eye mixes Windes and wonder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Windes and wonder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Windes and wonder
A purely visual mix-up. Windes ([ˈvɪndəs]) and wonder ([ˈwʌndə]) 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 61318, 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]. wonder is at rank #24,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈwʌndə].
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 61318, this pair ranks #754,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Windes vs wonder
Shared letters: denw. Private to "Windes": is. Private to "wonder": or.
"Windes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wonder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Windes" for "wonder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Windes" or "wonder"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Windes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wonder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #754,260 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Windes" and "wonder" 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 #754,260 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.