Which to use
“Wäldern” is a noun and “wilder” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,980
- “Wäldern” frequency rank
- #10,783
- “wilder” frequency rank
- 21763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wäldern | wilder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wald | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes Wäldern and wilder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wäldern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against wilder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wäldern vs wilder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wäldern is [ˈvɛldɐn] while wilder is [ˈvɪldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wäldern is recorded at frequency rank #10,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛldɐn]. wilder is at rank #10,783, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldɐ].
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 21763, this pair ranks #1,882,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wäldern vs wilder
Shared letters: delrw. Private to "Wäldern": nä. Private to "wilder": i.
"Wäldern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilder ← iwlder · widler · wildder · wilderr · wildre · wiledr · willder · wlider
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wäldern" for "wilder" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wäldern" or "wilder" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Wäldern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wäldern" and "wilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilder vs Wimper". 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 #1,882,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.