wondervsWörterTell them apart

Which to use

“wonder” and “Wörter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,580
“wonder” frequency rank
#3,628
“Wörter” frequency rank
28208
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wonder Wörter
Definition Wunder Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wort

Where the eye mixes wonder and Wörter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
wonder
6 ch
Wörter

Visual trap between wonder and Wörter

A purely visual mix-up. wonder ([ˈwʌndə]) and Wörter ([ˈvœʁtɐ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28208, 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]. Wörter is at rank #3,628, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvœʁtɐ].

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 28208, this pair ranks #1,788,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wonder vs Wörter

Shared letters: erw. Private to "wonder": dno. Private to "Wörter": .

"wonder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Wörter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wonderownder · wnoder · wodner · wondder · wonderr · wondre · wonedr · wonnder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wonder" and "Wörter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈwʌndə] versus [ˈvœʁtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "wonder" vs "Wörter" - which ranks higher?
"Wörter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,628 in our German list, against #24,580 for "wonder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "wonder" and "Wörter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "wonder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Wörter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,788,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wonder" and "Wörter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wonder vs Wonne". 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 #1,788,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list