Which to use
“wunderbare” and “wunderbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,667
- “wunderbare” frequency rank
- #8,009
- “wunderbaren” frequency rank
- 13676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderbare | wunderbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar |
Where the eye mixes wunderbare and wunderbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wunderbare and wunderbaren
A purely visual mix-up. wunderbare ([ˈvʊndɐbaːʁə]) and wunderbaren ([ˈvʊndɐbaːʁən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wunderbare” sits inside “wunderbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wunderbare is recorded at frequency rank #5,667, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁə]. wunderbaren is at rank #8,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁən].
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 13676, this pair ranks #1,956,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderbare vs wunderbaren
Shared letters: abdenruw. Private to "wunderbare": -. Private to "wunderbaren": -.
"wunderbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "wunderbaren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wunderbare ← uwnderbare · wnuderbare · wudnerbare · wundderbare · wundebrare · wunderabre · wunderbaer · wunderbarre
- wunderbaren ← uwnderbaren · wnuderbaren · wudnerbaren · wundderbaren · wundebraren · wunderabren · wunderbaern · wunderbarenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wunderbare" and "wunderbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wunderbare" vs "wunderbaren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderbare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,461 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderbare" and "wunderbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderbare vs wundersame". 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 #1,956,461 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.