Which to use
“Winter” and “Wunder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,249
- “Winter” frequency rank
- #1,797
- “Wunder” frequency rank
- 3046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Winter | Wunder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jahreszeit nach dem Herbst und vor dem Frühling, auf der nördlichen Halbkugel Zeit von Dezember bis März | etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze |
Where the eye mixes Winter and Wunder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Winter with Wunder
A purely visual mix-up. Winter ([ˈvɪntɐ]) and Wunder ([ˈvʊndɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Winter is recorded at frequency rank #1,249, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɪntɐ]. Wunder is at rank #1,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐ].
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 3046, this pair ranks #2,001,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Winter vs Wunder
Shared letters: enrw. Private to "Winter": it. Private to "Wunder": du.
"Winter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wunder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Winter" for "Wunder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Winter" vs "Wunder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Winter" and "Wunder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Winter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Winter" and "Wunder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Winter vs writer". 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 #2,001,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.