Which to use
“widerlich” and “wunderlich” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,811
- “widerlich” frequency rank
- #27,578
- “wunderlich” frequency rank
- 36389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | widerlich | wunderlich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr unangenehm auf die Sinnesorgane wirkend | kennzeichnend für Eigenarten und das Handeln Gottes |
Where the eye mixes widerlich and wunderlich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. widerlich runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against wunderlich's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses widerlich with wunderlich
A purely visual mix-up. widerlich ([ˈviːdɐlɪç]) and wunderlich ([ˈvʊndɐlɪç]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
widerlich is recorded at frequency rank #8,811, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːdɐlɪç]. wunderlich is at rank #27,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐlɪç].
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 36389, this pair ranks #1,616,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of widerlich vs wunderlich
Shared letters: cdehilrw. Private to "widerlich": -. Private to "wunderlich": nu.
"widerlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "wunderlich" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- widerlich ← iwderlich · wdierlich · widderlich · widelrich · widerilch · widerlcih · widerlicch · widerlichh
- wunderlich ← uwnderlich · wnuderlich · wudnerlich · wundderlich · wundelrich · wunderilch · wunderlcih · wunderlicch
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "widerlich" and "wunderlich" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "widerlich" or "wunderlich" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "widerlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderlich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "widerlich" and "wunderlich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "widerlich vs widerlichen". 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 #1,616,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.