wendest

[ˈvɛndəst]

/[ˈvɛndəst]/ verb

The verdict

“wendest” is uncommon German (frequency #76,388 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,388
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-wendest · wendest · German

wendest · rank #76,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,388
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werbepause

Nearest frequency peer: Werbepause (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wendest“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wendest“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wendest
PropertyValue
Headwordwendest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛndəst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wendest“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wendestfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Werbepause“ (#76,389), „Weltlage“ (#76,386), „Westberliner“ (#76,390). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wendest“ bei #76,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wendest is uncommon German at frequency #76,388 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛndəst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wendest, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wendest, spelled W-E-N-D-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs wenden

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 "wendest"?
"wendest" is spelled W-E-N-D-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndəst].
What does "wendest" mean?
As a verb, "wendest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wenden
How do you pronounce "wendest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wendest" is [ˈvɛndəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wendest" come from?
"wendest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list