Which to use
“windig” is an adjective and “winning” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,872
- “windig” frequency rank
- #46,403
- “winning” frequency rank
- 79275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | windig | winning |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Wind, von Wind geprägt | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs win |
Letter map: windig vs winning
Shared letters muted; letters that set windig and winning apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: windig vs winning
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: windig is anadjective and winningaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
windig is recorded at frequency rank #32,872, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪndɪç]. winning is at rank #46,403, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 79275, this pair ranks #219,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of windig vs winning
Shared letters: ginw. Private to "windig": d. Private to "winning": -.
"windig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winning" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "windig" vs "winning" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "windig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winning" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,973 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "windig" and "winning" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs winning". 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 #219,973 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.