Which to use
“wundervoll” and “wundervollen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,790
- “wundervoll” frequency rank
- #17,193
- “wundervollen” frequency rank
- 28983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wundervoll | wundervollen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gehobenerer Ausdruck für: genial, super, wunderbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wundervoll |
Where the eye mixes wundervoll and wundervollen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. wundervoll runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against wundervollen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wundervoll with wundervollen
A purely visual mix-up. wundervoll ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔl]) and wundervollen ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlən]) 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) - “wundervoll” sits inside “wundervollen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wundervoll is recorded at frequency rank #11,790, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔl]. wundervollen is at rank #17,193, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlən].
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 28983, this pair ranks #1,775,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wundervoll vs wundervollen
Shared letters: delnoruvw. Private to "wundervoll": -. Private to "wundervollen": -.
"wundervoll" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "wundervollen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wundervoll ← uwndervoll · wnudervoll · wudnervoll · wunddervoll · wunderovll · wunderrvoll · wundervlol · wundervol
- wundervollen ← uwndervollen · wnudervollen · wudnervollen · wunddervollen · wunderovllen · wunderrvollen · wundervlolen · wundervoleln
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wundervoll" and "wundervollen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wundervoll" vs "wundervollen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wundervoll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wundervollen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,113 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wundervoll" and "wundervollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wundervoll vs würdevoll". 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 #1,775,113 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.