wendete

[ˈvɛndətə]

/[ˈvɛndətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wendete” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,838
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-wendete · wendete · German

wendete · rank #25,838 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,838
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltkriege

Nearest frequency peer: Weltkriege (-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 „wendete“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wendete“ 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).

wendete vs werdet
71% similar
wendete vs windet
71% similar
wendete vs wundere
71% similar

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

Key facts for wendete
PropertyValue
Headwordwendete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛndətə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,838
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wendete“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wendeteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weltkriege“ (#25,837), „Wertungen“ (#25,839), „Weihnachts“ (#25,836). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wendete“ bei #25,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around wendete (IPA [ˈvɛndətə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,838 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for wendete, with forms such as "ewndete", "wednete", and "wenddete". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "werdet", "windet", "wundere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wendete, spelled W-E-N-D-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewndete
  • wednete
  • wenddete
  • wendeet
  • wendette
  • wendtee
  • wenedte
  • wenndete
  • wnedete
  • wwendete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wendete - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewndete2wednete2wenddete1wendeet2wendette1wendtee2wenedte2wenndete1
Edit distance from "wendete"

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 "wendete"?
"wendete" is spelled W-E-N-D-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndətə].
What does "wendete" mean?
As a verb, "wendete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
What words are commonly confused with "wendete"?
"wendete" is commonly confused with "werdet", "windet", "wundere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wendete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wendete" is [ˈvɛndətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wendete" come from?
"wendete" 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 "wendete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wachsam#25,831zwangen#25,853abhauen#25,868Utrecht#25,807

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Zauberei10 variantsvirtuell10 variantsöffneten10 variantsabwägen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list