Windungen

[ˈvɪndʊŋən]

/[ˈvɪndʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Windungen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,039 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,039
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-windungen · Windungen · German

Windungen · rank #55,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,039
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Windböen

Nearest frequency peer: Windböen (-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 „Windungen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Windungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪndʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Windungen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Windungenfällt 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: „Windböen“ (#55,038), „wired“ (#55,040), „wiewohl“ (#55,037). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windungen“ bei #55,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Windungen is uncommon German at frequency #55,039 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪndʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Windungen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Windungen, spelled W-I-N-D-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Windungen"?
"Windungen" is spelled W-I-N-D-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪndʊŋən].
What does "Windungen" mean?
As a noun, "Windungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Windung
How do you pronounce "Windungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windungen" is [ˈvɪndʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windungen" come from?
"Windungen" 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 "Windungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wirkendes#55,041Wohltaten#55,046wählenden#55,050Zeltplatz#55,053

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list