Which to use
“worden” is an unknown and “Wunden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #285
- “worden” frequency rank
- #7,135
- “Wunden” frequency rank
- 7420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | worden | Wunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunde |
Where the eye mixes worden and Wunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. worden and Wunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between worden and Wunden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: worden is [ˈvɔʁdən] while Wunden is [ˈvʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
worden is recorded at frequency rank #285, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈvɔʁdən]. Wunden is at rank #7,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndn̩].
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 7420, this pair ranks #1,988,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of worden vs Wunden
Shared letters: denw. Private to "worden": or. Private to "Wunden": u.
"worden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "worden" and "Wunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "worden" or "Wunden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "worden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,232 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "worden" and "Wunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wunden vs wurdet". 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 #1,988,232 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.