gewunden
[ɡəˈvʊndn̩]
The verdict
“gewunden” is uncommon German (frequency #91,672 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,672
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs winden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gewunden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvʊndn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,672 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gewunden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gewunden is uncommon German at frequency #91,672 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈvʊndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs winden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gewunden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gewunden, spelled G-E-W-U-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs winden
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gewunden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-U-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.