Which to use
“Wunde” is a noun and “würze” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,852
- “Wunde” frequency rank
- #28,953
- “würze” frequency rank
- 36805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunde | würze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | offene Verletzung in der Haut oder im tieferliegenden Gewebe | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs würzen |
Where the eye mixes Wunde and würze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Wunde and würze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Wunde and würze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wunde is [ˈvʊndə] while würze is [ˈvʏʁt͡sə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36805, 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]. würze is at rank #28,953, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʏʁt͡sə].
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 36805, this pair ranks #1,606,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wunde vs würze
Shared letters: ew. Private to "Wunde": dnu. Private to "würze": rzü.
"Wunde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "würze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wunde ← uwnde · wnude · wudne · wundde · wuned · wunnde · wwunde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wunde" for "würze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Wunde" or "würze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wunde" and "würze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "würze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunde" and "würze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "würze vs würzig". 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 #1,606,261 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.