Which to use
“wunderbar” is an adjective and “Wunderbares” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,870
- “wunderbar” frequency rank
- #15,003
- “Wunderbares” frequency rank
- 17873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderbar | Wunderbares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie ein Wunder | etwas, das auf jemanden einen wunderbaren Eindruck macht (zum Beispiel Wunder, aber auch generell wunderbare Dinge, Erlebnisse oder Offenbarungen) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wunderbar and Wunderbares apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wunderbar is [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯] while Wunderbares is [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “wunderbar” sits inside “Wunderbares”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wunderbar is recorded at frequency rank #2,870, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]. Wunderbares is at rank #15,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁəs].
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 17873, this pair ranks #1,923,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderbar vs Wunderbares
Shared letters: abdenruw. Private to "wunderbar": -. Private to "Wunderbares": s.
"wunderbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Wunderbares" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wunderbar ← uwnderbar · wnuderbar · wudnerbar · wundderbar · wundebrar · wunderabr · wunderbarr · wunderbbar
- Wunderbares ← uwnderbares · wnuderbares · wudnerbares · wundderbares · wundebrares · wunderabres · wunderbaers · wunderbaress
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering wunderbar vs Wunderbares
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “wunderbar”; for a noun, it's “Wunderbares”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wunderbar” entry
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