Which to use
“wonder” is a noun and “wundere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,580
- “wonder” frequency rank
- #22,973
- “wundere” frequency rank
- 47553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wonder | wundere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wunder | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs wund |
Where the eye mixes wonder and wundere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. wonder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wundere's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wonder vs wundere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wonder is [ˈwʌndə] while wundere is [ˈvʊndəʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47553, 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]. wundere is at rank #22,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndəʁə].
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 47553, this pair ranks #1,280,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wonder vs wundere
Shared letters: denrw. Private to "wonder": o. Private to "wundere": u.
"wonder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wundere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wonder" and "wundere" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wonder" or "wundere"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wonder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wundere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,280,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wonder" and "wundere" 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 #1,280,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.