Which to use
“wundere” is an adjective and “wunderte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,973
- “wundere” frequency rank
- #26,255
- “wunderte” frequency rank
- 49228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wundere | wunderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs wund | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern |
Where the eye mixes wundere and wunderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. wundere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against wunderte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wundere and wunderte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wundere is [ˈvʊndəʁə] while wunderte is [ˈvʊndɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49228, 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]. wunderte is at rank #26,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐtə].
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 49228, this pair ranks #1,219,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wundere vs wunderte
Shared letters: denruw. Private to "wundere": -. Private to "wunderte": t.
"wundere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "wunderte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wundere" for "wunderte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wundere" or "wunderte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wundere" and "wunderte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wundere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,219,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wundere" and "wunderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wandelte vs wunderte". 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 #1,219,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.