Which to use
“Wunder” is a noun and “wütender” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,797
- “Wunder” frequency rank
- #35,003
- “wütender” frequency rank
- 36800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wunder | wütender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes Wunder and wütender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Wunder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wütender's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wunder vs wütender
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wunder is [ˈvʊndɐ] while wütender is [ˈvyːtn̩dɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36800, 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]. wütender is at rank #35,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩dɐ].
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 36800, this pair ranks #1,606,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wunder vs wütender
Shared letters: denrw. Private to "Wunder": u. Private to "wütender": tü.
"Wunder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wütender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wunder ← uwnder · wnuder · wudner · wundder · wunderr · wundre · wunedr · wunnder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Wunder" and "wütender" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Wunder" vs "wütender" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wütender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wunder" and "wütender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wütenden vs wütender". 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 #1,606,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.