Which to use
“Wunden” and “Wunder” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,135
- “Wunden” frequency rank
- #1,797
- “Wunder” frequency rank
- 8932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunden | Wunder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunde | etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze |
Where the eye mixes Wunden and Wunder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wunden and Wunder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Wunden with Wunder
A purely visual mix-up. Wunden ([ˈvʊndn̩]) and Wunder ([ˈvʊndɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “Wunden” becomes r in “Wunder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wunden is recorded at frequency rank #7,135, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndn̩]. Wunder is at rank #1,797, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐ].
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 8932, this pair ranks #1,982,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wunden vs Wunder
Shared letters: denuw. Private to "Wunden": -. Private to "Wunder": r.
"Wunden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wunder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wunden" and "Wunder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wunden" or "Wunder" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Wunden" and "Wunder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunden" and "Wunder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wunden vs wurdet". 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 #1,982,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.