Which to use
“Wunder” is a noun and “wunderte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,797
- “Wunder” frequency rank
- #26,255
- “wunderte” frequency rank
- 28052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunder | wunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern |
Where the eye mixes Wunder and wunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Wunder vs wunderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wunder is [ˈvʊndɐ] while wunderte is [ˈvʊndɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Wunder” sits inside “wunderte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wunder is recorded at frequency rank #1,797, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐ]. wunderte is at rank #26,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐtə].
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 28052, this pair ranks #1,791,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wunder vs wunderte
Shared letters: denruw. Private to "Wunder": -. Private to "wunderte": t.
"Wunder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wunderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wunder" and "wunderte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wunder" or "wunderte"?
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 "Wunder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,393 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunder" and "wunderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wandelte vs wunderte". 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 #1,791,393 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.