wendeten

[ˈvɛndətn̩]

/[ˈvɛndətn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wendeten” is uncommon German (frequency #59,336 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,336
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wendeten · wendeten · German

wendeten · rank #59,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,336
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wendeltreppe

Nearest frequency peer: Wendeltreppe (-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 „wendeten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wendeten
PropertyValue
Headwordwendeten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛndətn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wendeten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wendetenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wendeltreppe“ (#59,335), „Wendlingen“ (#59,337), „Weltmusik“ (#59,334). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wendeten“ bei #59,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wendeten is uncommon German at frequency #59,336 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛndətn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

wendeten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is wendeten, spelled W-E-N-D-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv 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 "wendeten"?
"wendeten" is spelled W-E-N-D-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndətn̩].
What does "wendeten" mean?
As a verb, "wendeten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wenden
How do you pronounce "wendeten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wendeten" is [ˈvɛndətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wendeten" come from?
"wendeten" 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 "wendeten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weinende#59,332Witzbold#59,345wunderst#59,347Völkchen#59,318

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list