Wendungen

[ˈvɛndʊŋən]

/[ˈvɛndʊŋən]/ noun

The verdict

“Wendungen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,238
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wendung

Corpus desk

Index DE-wendungen · Wendungen · German

Wendungen · rank #26,238 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,238
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltmeisterin

Nearest frequency peer: Weltmeisterin (-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 „Wendungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wendungen“ 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).

Wendungen vs Wertungen
78% similar
Wendungen vs Werbungen
78% similar
Wendungen vs Wildungen
78% similar

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

Key facts for Wendungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWendungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛndʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,238
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wendungen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weltmeisterin“ (#26,237), „Wertheim“ (#26,239), „weiterkommen“ (#26,236). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wendungen“ bei #26,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Wendungen (IPA [ˈvɛndʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,238 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wendungen, with forms such as "ewndungen", "wednungen", and "wenddungen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Wertungen", "Werbungen", "Wildungen", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wendungen, spelled W-E-N-D-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wendung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wendung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wendung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wendung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewndungen
  • wednungen
  • wenddungen
  • wendnugen
  • wendugnen
  • wendunegn
  • wendungenn
  • wendunggen
  • wendungne
  • wendunngen
  • wenndungen
  • wenudngen
  • wnedungen
  • wwendungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wendungen - 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.

ewndungen2wednungen2wenddungen1wendnugen2wendugnen2wendunegn2wendungenn1wendunggen1
Edit distance from "Wendungen"

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 "Wendungen"?
"Wendungen" is spelled W-E-N-D-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛndʊŋən].
What does "Wendungen" mean?
As a noun, "Wendungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wendung
What words are commonly confused with "Wendungen"?
"Wendungen" is commonly confused with "Wertungen", "Werbungen", "Wildungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wendungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wendungen" is [ˈvɛndʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wendungen" come from?
"Wendungen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list