Which to use
“wunderschön” and “wunderschönen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,242
- “wunderschön” frequency rank
- #7,260
- “wunderschönen” frequency rank
- 11502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wunderschön | wunderschönen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | außerordentlich schön | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön |
Where the eye mixes wunderschön and wunderschönen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. wunderschön runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCCVC) against wunderschönen's 13 (CVCCVCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wunderschön and wunderschönen
A purely visual mix-up. wunderschön ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn]) and wunderschönen ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wunderschön” sits inside “wunderschönen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11502, 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]. wunderschönen is at rank #7,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnən].
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 11502, this pair ranks #1,969,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wunderschön vs wunderschönen
Shared letters: cdehnrsuwö. Private to "wunderschön": -. Private to "wunderschönen": -.
"wunderschön" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVC · "wunderschönen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wunderschön" and "wunderschönen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wunderschön" vs "wunderschönen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderschön" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wunderschönen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wunderschön" and "wunderschönen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderschönen vs wunderschöner". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,969,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.