wunderschönevswunderschönesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,260
“wunderschöne” frequency rank
#14,722
“wunderschönes” frequency rank
20982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wunderschöne wunderschönes
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wunderschön

Where the eye mixes wunderschöne and wunderschönes

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

12 ch
wunderschöne
13 ch
wunderschönes

Visual trap between wunderschöne and wunderschönes

A purely visual mix-up. wunderschöne ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə]) and wunderschönes ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnəs]) 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 “wunderschönes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20982, 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]. wunderschönes is at rank #14,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnəs].

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 20982, this pair ranks #1,891,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wunderschöne vs wunderschönes

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wunderschöne" and "wunderschönes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnə] versus [ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːnəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "wunderschöne" vs "wunderschönes" - which ranks higher?
"wunderschöne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,260 in our German list, against #14,722 for "wunderschönes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "wunderschönes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,891,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wunderschöne" and "wunderschönes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wunderschöner vs wunderschönes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,891,529 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