Which to use
“windig” and “würdig” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,872
- “windig” frequency rank
- #11,792
- “würdig” frequency rank
- 44664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | windig | würdig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Wind, von Wind geprägt | etwas verdient habend; so, dass jemandem etwas zusteht |
Where the eye mixes windig and würdig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. windig and würdig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses windig with würdig
A purely visual mix-up. windig ([ˈvɪndɪç]) and würdig ([ˈvʏʁdɪç]) 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 44664, 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]. würdig is at rank #11,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʏʁdɪç].
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 44664, this pair ranks #1,378,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of windig vs würdig
Shared letters: dgiw. Private to "windig": n. Private to "würdig": rü.
"windig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "würdig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- windig ← iwndig · widnig · winddig · windgi · windigg · winidg · winndig · wnidig
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "windig" and "würdig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "windig" or "würdig" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "windig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "würdig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,378,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "windig" and "würdig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "windig 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 #1,378,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.