Which to use
“wunderbare” and “wundersame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,667
- “wunderbare” frequency rank
- #31,379
- “wundersame” frequency rank
- 37046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderbare | wundersame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderbar | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wundersam |
Where the eye mixes wunderbare and wundersame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wunderbare vs wundersame
A purely visual mix-up. wunderbare ([ˈvʊndɐbaːʁə]) and wundersame ([ˈvʊndɐzaːmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37046, 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]. wundersame is at rank #31,379, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐzaːmə].
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 37046, this pair ranks #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderbare vs wundersame
Shared letters: adenruw. Private to "wunderbare": b. Private to "wundersame": ms.
"wunderbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "wundersame" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wunderbare ← uwnderbare · wnuderbare · wudnerbare · wundderbare · wundebrare · wunderabre · wunderbaer · wunderbarre
- wundersame ← uwndersame · wnudersame · wudnersame · wunddersame · wunderasme · wunderrsame · wundersaem · wundersamme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wunderbare" and "wundersame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wunderbare" vs "wundersame" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wunderbare" and "wundersame" 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 "wundersame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderbare" and "wundersame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderbare vs wunderbarer". 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 #1,600,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.