wunderevswundertWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: wundere is a adjective, wundert is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“wundere” is an adjective and “wundert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,973
“wundere” frequency rank
#5,900
“wundert” frequency rank
28873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wundere wundert
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs wund 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wundern

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set wundere and wundert apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
wundere
7 ch
wundert

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wundere is [ˈvʊndəʁə] while wundert is [ˈvʊndɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “wundere” becomes t in “wundert”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wundere is recorded at frequency rank #22,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndəʁə]. wundert is at rank #5,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐt].

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 28873, this pair ranks #1,777,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wundere vs wundert

Shared letters: denruw. Private to "wundere": -. Private to "wundert": t.

"wundere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "wundert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wundereuwndere · wnudere · wudnere · wunddere · wundeer · wunderre · wundree · wunedre
  • wundertuwndert · wnudert · wudnert · wunddert · wunderrt · wundertt · wundetr · wundret

Frequency comparison

wundere#22,973
wundert#5,900

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wundere" and "wundert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "wundere" is an adjective and "wundert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "wundere" or "wundert"?
"wundert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,900 in our German list, against #22,973 for "wundere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering wundere vs wundert

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “wundere”; for a verb, it's “wundert”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “wundere” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list