Which to use
“Wunde” and “wurd” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- #25,845
- “wurd” frequency rank
- 33697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunde | wurd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe | kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache; Wort |
Where the eye mixes Wunde and wurd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Wunde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wurd's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wunde vs wurd
A purely visual mix-up. Wunde ([ˈvʊndə]) and wurd ([vøt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wunde is recorded at frequency rank #7,852, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndə]. wurd is at rank #25,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vøt].
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 33697, this pair ranks #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wunde vs wurd
Shared letters: duw. Private to "Wunde": en. Private to "wurd": r.
"Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wurd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wunde" and "wurd" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Wunde" vs "wurd" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wurd" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunde" and "wurd" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Werds vs wurd". 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 #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.