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.
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": tö.
"wonder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wörter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wonder ← ownder · wnoder · wodner · wondder · wonderr · wondre · wonedr · wonnder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wonder" and "Wörter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wonder" vs "Wörter" - which ranks higher?
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.