Which to use
“Wulf” is a noun and “wund” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “Wulf” frequency rank
- #27,577
- “wund” frequency rank
- 55602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wulf | wund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wolf | an der Haut aufgeschürft |
Letter map: Wulf vs wund
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wulf and wund apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Wulf and wund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Wulf vs wund
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Wulf is anoun and wundanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wulf is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. wund is at rank #27,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [vʊnt].
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 55602, this pair ranks #973,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wulf vs wund
Shared letters: uw. Private to "Wulf": fl. Private to "wund": dn.
"Wulf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wulf" for "wund" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wulf" or "wund" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Wulf" and "wund".
- Full dictionary entry for "Wulf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #973,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wulf" and "wund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Wulf". 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 #973,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.