Wende

/[ˈvɛndə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,397

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Wende is aGermannoun. It means: einschneidende Veränderung, Umbruch Pronounced [ˈvɛndə]. It ranks #4,397 in German word frequency. Often confused with wenn and Wind.

Key facts for Wende
PropertyValue
HeadwordWende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,397
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wende in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wende is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,397 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wende, with forms such as "ewnde", "wedne", and "wendde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wenn", "Wind", "werd", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wende, spelled W-E-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einschneidende Veränderung, Umbruch
  2. 2
    friedliche Revolution 1989 in mehreren Ostblock-Ländern, insbesondere die Wende in der DDR
  3. 3
    historische Veränderung zu einem neuen Abschnitt
  4. 4
    Technik des Richtungswechsels am Ende des Schwimmbeckens
  5. 5
    Sprung, bei dem die Vorderseite des Körpers dem Gerät zugewandt ist
  6. 6
    Figur, bei der ein Bogen auf der gleichen Kante vorwärts und rückwärts ausgeführt wird
  7. 7
    Segelmanöver zur Richtungsänderung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewnde,wedne,wendde,wened,wennde,wnede,wwende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wende

Misspelling Variants of "Wende"

ewnde5wedne5wendde6wened5wennde6wnede5wwende6
Misspelling Variants of "Wende"

Frequency rank: #4,397 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wende"?
"Wende" is spelled W-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndə].
What does "Wende" mean?
As a noun, "Wende" means: einschneidende Veränderung, Umbruch
What words are commonly confused with "Wende"?
"Wende" is commonly confused with "wenn", "Wind", "werd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wende" is [ˈvɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wende" come from?
"Wende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.