Which to use
“verwundern” and “verwundert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,293
- “verwundern” frequency rank
- #9,482
- “verwundert” frequency rank
- 49775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwundern | verwundert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verwundern |
Where the eye mixes verwundern and verwundert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verwundern and verwundert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verwundern vs verwundert
A purely visual mix-up. verwundern ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]) and verwundert ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “verwundern” becomes t in “verwundert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwundern is recorded at frequency rank #40,293, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]. verwundert is at rank #9,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49775, this pair ranks #1,198,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwundern vs verwundert
Shared letters: denruvw. Private to "verwundern": -. Private to "verwundert": t.
"verwundern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verwundert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwundern ← evrwundern · verrwundern · veruwndern · verwnudern · verwudnern · verwunddern · verwundenr · verwundernn
- verwundert ← evrwundert · verrwundert · veruwndert · verwnudert · verwudnert · verwunddert · verwunderrt · verwundertt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verwundern" and "verwundert" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verwundern" vs "verwundert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verwundern" and "verwundert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,198,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwundern" and "verwundert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermindern vs verwundern". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,198,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.