Which to use
“wunderbare” is an adjective and “Wunderbares” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,667
- “wunderbare” frequency rank
- #15,003
- “Wunderbares” frequency rank
- 20670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderbare | Wunderbares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar | etwas, das auf jemanden einen wunderbaren Eindruck macht (zum Beispiel Wunder, aber auch generell wunderbare Dinge, Erlebnisse oder Offenbarungen) |
Where the eye mixes wunderbare and Wunderbares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. wunderbare runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against Wunderbares's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wunderbare and Wunderbares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wunderbare is [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁə] while Wunderbares is [ˈvʊndɐbaːʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wunderbare” 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 20670, 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]. 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 20670, this pair ranks #1,895,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderbare vs Wunderbares
Shared letters: abdenruw. Private to "wunderbare": -. Private to "Wunderbares": s.
"wunderbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "Wunderbares" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wunderbare ← uwnderbare · wnuderbare · wudnerbare · wundderbare · wundebrare · wunderabre · wunderbaer · wunderbarre
- Wunderbares ← uwnderbares · wnuderbares · wudnerbares · wundderbares · wundebrares · wunderabres · wunderbaers · wunderbaress
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wunderbare" and "Wunderbares" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wunderbare" or "Wunderbares"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderbare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wunderbares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderbare" and "Wunderbares" 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 #1,895,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.