Which to use
“wonder” is a noun and “worden” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,580
- “wonder” frequency rank
- #285
- “worden” frequency rank
- 24865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wonder | worden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wunder | Partizip Perfekt von werden als Hilfsverb. In diesem Fall steckt die Hauptaussage in dem Verb, das mit Hilfe von worden ins Perfekt gesetzt wurde, - anders als bei dem zweiten Partizip Perfekt zu werden: geworden. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wonder and worden apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
wonder and worden form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wonder is recorded at frequency rank #24,580, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈwʌndə]. worden is at rank #285, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈvɔʁdən].
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 24865, this pair ranks #1,841,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wonder" and "worden" be used interchangeably?
Remembering wonder vs worden
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “wonder”; for an unknown, it's “worden”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wonder” entry
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