Which to use
“wunderbare” and “wunderbarer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,667
- “wunderbare” frequency rank
- #15,533
- “wunderbarer” frequency rank
- 21200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderbare | wunderbarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar |
Where the eye mixes wunderbare and wunderbarer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. wunderbare runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against wunderbarer's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wunderbare with wunderbarer
A purely visual mix-up. wunderbare ([ˈvʊndɐbaːʁə]) and wunderbarer ([ˈvʊndɐbaːʁɐ]) 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 “wunderbarer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21200, 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]. wunderbarer is at rank #15,533, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁɐ].
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 21200, this pair ranks #1,889,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderbare vs wunderbarer
Shared letters: abdenruw. Private to "wunderbare": -. Private to "wunderbarer": -.
"wunderbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "wunderbarer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wunderbare ← uwnderbare · wnuderbare · wudnerbare · wundderbare · wundebrare · wunderabre · wunderbaer · wunderbarre
- wunderbarer ← uwnderbarer · wnuderbarer · wudnerbarer · wundderbarer · wundebrarer · wunderabrer · wunderbaerr · wunderbarerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wunderbare" and "wunderbarer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wunderbare" vs "wunderbarer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wunderbare" and "wunderbarer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderbare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderbarer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderbare" and "wunderbarer" 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 #1,889,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.