Wende

[ˈvɛndə]

/[ˈvɛndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wende” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,397
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einschneidende Veränderung, Umbruch

Corpus desk

Index DE-wende · Wende · German

Wende · rank #4,397 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,397
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weichen

Nearest frequency peer: weichen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wende vs wenn
40% similar
Wende vs Wind
60% similar
Wende vs werd
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „weichen“ (#4,396), „Werkstatt“ (#4,398), „Wahrnehmung“ (#4,395). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wende“ bei #4,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Wende (IPA [ˈvɛndə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,397 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wende, with forms such as "ewnde", "wedne", and "wendde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wenn", "Wind", "werd", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wende, spelled W-E-N-D-E.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die konstantinische Wende machte aus der staatlich diskriminierten und phasenweise blutig verfolgten orthodox-katholischen Kirche eine zunächst geduldete, dann rechtlich privilegierte Institution und zuletzt unter Theodosius I. eine Reichskirche.
  2. „Mit der Gründung des Gestüts in Lipizza durch Karl von Innerösterreich (1580) kam es zu einer entscheidenden Wende.“

This word in other languages

turning point(English)revirement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewnde
  • wedne
  • wendde
  • wened
  • wennde
  • wnede
  • wwende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wende - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewnde2wedne2wendde1wened2wennde1wnede2wwende1
Edit distance from "Wende"

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.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zeige#4,400zogen#4,401Zunge#4,402Asien#4,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Börse7 variantsEngen7 variantsJacke7 variantsModus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list