WindgeschwindigkeitvsWindgeschwindigkeitenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,525
“Windgeschwindigkeit” frequency rank
#48,640
“Windgeschwindigkeiten” frequency rank
87165
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Windgeschwindigkeit Windgeschwindigkeiten
Definition Geschwindigkeit des Windes Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Windgeschwindigkeit

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Windgeschwindigkeit and Windgeschwindigkeiten apart are highlighted. They share 19 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

19 ch
Windgeschwindigkeit
21 ch
Windgeschwindigkeiten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Windgeschwindigkeit ([ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]) and Windgeschwindigkeiten ([ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Windgeschwindigkeit” sits inside “Windgeschwindigkeiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Windgeschwindigkeit is recorded at frequency rank #38,525, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Windgeschwindigkeiten is at rank #48,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tn̩].

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 87165, this pair ranks #83,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Windgeschwindigkeit vs Windgeschwindigkeiten

Shared letters: cdeghiknstw. Private to "Windgeschwindigkeit": -. Private to "Windgeschwindigkeiten": -.

"Windgeschwindigkeit" · 19 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCCVCCVCCVVC  ·  "Windgeschwindigkeiten" · 21 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCCVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Windgeschwindigkeitiwndgeschwindigkeit · widngeschwindigkeit · winddgeschwindigkeit · windegschwindigkeit · windgecshwindigkeit · windgescchwindigkeit · windgeschhwindigkeit · windgeschiwndigkeit

Frequency comparison

Windgeschwindigkeit#38,525
Windgeschwindigkeiten#48,640

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Windgeschwindigkeit" and "Windgeschwindigkeiten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t] versus [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Windgeschwindigkeit" or "Windgeschwindigkeiten"?
"Windgeschwindigkeit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,525 in our German list, against #48,640 for "Windgeschwindigkeiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Windgeschwindigkeit vs Windgeschwindigkeiten

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list