Which to use
“wund” is an adjective and “Wunde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,577
- “wund” frequency rank
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- 35429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wund | Wunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an der Haut aufgeschürft | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe |
Where the eye mixes wund and Wunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wund runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Wunde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wund vs Wunde
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wund is [vʊnt] while Wunde is [ˈvʊndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wund” sits inside “Wunde”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wund is recorded at frequency rank #27,577, classified as anadj, pronounced [vʊnt]. Wunde is at rank #7,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndə].
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 35429, this pair ranks #1,640,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wund vs Wunde
Shared letters: dnuw. Private to "wund": -. Private to "Wunde": e.
"wund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wund" and "Wunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wund" and "Wunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs wund". 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 #1,640,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.