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“wunderschöne” and “wunderschönen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,260
“wunderschöne” frequency rank
#7,260
“wunderschönen” frequency rank
13520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wunderschöne wunderschönen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön

Where the eye mixes wunderschöne and wunderschönen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. wunderschöne runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCCVCV) against wunderschönen's 13 (CVCCVCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
wunderschöne
13 ch
wunderschönen

Look-alike desk: wunderschöne vs wunderschönen

A purely visual mix-up. wunderschöne ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wunderschöne” sits inside “wunderschönen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wunderschöne is recorded at frequency rank #6,260, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə]. 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 13520, this pair ranks #1,957,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wunderschöne vs wunderschönen

Shared letters: cdehnrsuwö. Private to "wunderschöne": -. Private to "wunderschönen": -.

"wunderschöne" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCV  ·  "wunderschönen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "wunderschöne" for "wunderschönen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə] versus [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "wunderschöne" vs "wunderschönen" - which ranks higher?
"wunderschöne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,260 in our German list, against #7,260 for "wunderschönen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "wunderschöne" 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 #1,957,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wunderschöne" and "wunderschönen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderschönen vs wunderschöner". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,957,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list