Which to use
“Wunde” is a noun and “wurdet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- #44,378
- “wurdet” frequency rank
- 52230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunde | wurdet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs werden |
Where the eye mixes Wunde and wurdet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wunde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wurdet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wunde vs wurdet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wunde is [ˈvʊndə] while wurdet is [ˈvʊʁdət]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52230, 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]. wurdet is at rank #44,378, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊʁdət].
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 52230, this pair ranks #1,104,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Wunde vs wurdet
Shared letters: deuw. Private to "Wunde": n. Private to "wurdet": rt.
"Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wurdet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wunde" for "wurdet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Wunde" or "wurdet" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "wurdet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,104,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunde" and "wurdet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wurdet vs wütet". 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 #1,104,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.