Which to use
“wunderschön” and “wunderschöne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,242
- “wunderschön” frequency rank
- #6,260
- “wunderschöne” frequency rank
- 10502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderschön | wunderschöne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | außerordentlich schön | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön |
Where the eye mixes wunderschön and wunderschöne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. wunderschön runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCCVC) against wunderschöne's 12 (CVCCVCCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wunderschön and wunderschöne
A purely visual mix-up. wunderschön ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn]) and wunderschöne ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wunderschön” sits inside “wunderschöne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wunderschön is recorded at frequency rank #4,242, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn]. wunderschöne is at rank #6,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə].
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 10502, this pair ranks #1,974,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderschön vs wunderschöne
Shared letters: cdehnrsuwö. Private to "wunderschön": -. Private to "wunderschöne": -.
"wunderschön" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVC · "wunderschöne" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wunderschön" and "wunderschöne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wunderschön" or "wunderschöne"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wunderschön" and "wunderschöne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderschön" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderschöne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,817 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderschön" and "wunderschöne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderschöne vs wunderschöner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,974,817 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.