Which to use
“wundern” and “wundert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,554
- “wundern” frequency rank
- #5,900
- “wundert” frequency rank
- 11454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wundern | wundert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wundern |
Where the eye mixes wundern and wundert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wundern vs wundert
A purely visual mix-up. wundern ([ˈvʊndɐn]) and wundert ([ˈvʊndɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “wundern” becomes t in “wundert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wundern is recorded at frequency rank #5,554, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐn]. 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 11454, this pair ranks #1,969,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wundern vs wundert
Shared letters: denruw. Private to "wundern": -. Private to "wundert": t.
"wundern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wundert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wundern" and "wundert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wundern" vs "wundert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wundern" and "wundert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wundern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wundert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wundern" and "wundert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wundern vs Würmern". 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 #1,969,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.