Windung
[ˈvɪndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Windung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrfache Änderung der Richtung
Corpus desk
Index DE-windung · Windung · German
Windung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Windung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Windung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Windung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Windung, spelled W-I-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1mehrfache Änderung der Richtung
- 2sich ringelnde Bewegung
- 3schraubenähnliche Form
- 4Elektrotechnik: Wicklung um eine Spule
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Windung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach mancher Rast und manchem Aufbruch, nach endlosem Schauen, vielerlei Wein wurden die Windungen des Flusses gleichförmiger.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.