windetvswundertWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“windet” and “wundert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,727
“windet” frequency rank
#5,900
“wundert” frequency rank
45627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature windet wundert
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs winden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wundern

Where the eye mixes windet and wundert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
windet
7 ch
wundert

Visual trap between windet and wundert

A purely visual mix-up. windet ([ˈvɪndət]) and wundert ([ˈvʊndɐt]) 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 45627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

windet is recorded at frequency rank #39,727, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvɪndət]. wundert is at rank #5,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐt].

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 45627, this pair ranks #1,346,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of windet vs wundert

Shared letters: dentw. Private to "windet": i. Private to "wundert": ru.

"windet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "wundert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • windetiwndet · widnet · winddet · windett · windte · winedt · winndet · wnidet
  • wundertuwndert · wnudert · wudnert · wunddert · wunderrt · wundertt · wundetr · wundret

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "windet" and "wundert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɪndət] versus [ˈvʊndɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "windet" vs "wundert" - which ranks higher?
"wundert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,900 in our German list, against #39,727 for "windet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "windet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,346,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "windet" and "wundert" 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 #1,346,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list