wendig

[ˈvɛndɪç]

/[ˈvɛndɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“wendig” is uncommon German (frequency #54,239 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,239
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht beweglich, gut steuerbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-wendig · wendig · German

wendig · rank #54,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,239
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiterzuleiten

Nearest frequency peer: weiterzuleiten (-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 „wendig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wendig
PropertyValue
Headwordwendig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛndɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wendig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wendigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weiterzuleiten“ (#54,238), „werdender“ (#54,240), „Werts“ (#54,241). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wendig“ bei #54,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wendig is uncommon German at frequency #54,239 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wendig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wendig, spelled W-E-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht beweglich, gut steuerbar
  2. 2
    schnell denkend, schnell auf Veränderungen reagierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Segelschiff ließ sich sehr leicht steuern, da es sehr wendig war.
  2. Die Neukonstruktion des Flugzeuges sorgte dafür, dass dieses das wendigste seien würde, das die Firma jemals gebaut hatte.

This word in other languages

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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 "wendig"?
"wendig" is spelled W-E-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndɪç].
What does "wendig" mean?
As an adjective, "wendig" means: leicht beweglich, gut steuerbar
How do you pronounce "wendig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wendig" is [ˈvɛndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wendig" come from?
"wendig" 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 "wendig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wörner#54,252Yvette#54,255zehren#54,258Ärmeln#54,272

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list