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Which to use

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

#12,207
“wundervolle” frequency rank
#17,193
“wundervollen” frequency rank
29400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wundervolle wundervollen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wundervoll Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wundervoll

Where the eye mixes wundervolle and wundervollen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. wundervolle runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against wundervollen's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
wundervolle
12 ch
wundervollen

Visual trap between wundervolle and wundervollen

A purely visual mix-up. wundervolle ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wundervolle” sits inside “wundervollen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wundervolle is recorded at frequency rank #12,207, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlə]. 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 29400, this pair ranks #1,767,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of wundervolle vs wundervollen

Shared letters: delnoruvw. Private to "wundervolle": -. Private to "wundervollen": -.

"wundervolle" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "wundervollen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wundervolle ← uwndervolle · wnudervolle · wudnervolle · wunddervolle · wunderovlle · wunderrvolle · wundervlole · wundervole
  • wundervollen ← uwndervollen · wnudervollen · wudnervollen · wunddervollen · wunderovllen · wunderrvollen · wundervlolen · wundervoleln

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "wundervolle" and "wundervollen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlə] versus [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "wundervolle" or "wundervollen"?
"wundervolle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,207 in our German list, against #17,193 for "wundervollen". 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 "wundervolle" 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 #1,767,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wundervolle" and "wundervollen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wundervollen vs wundervoller". 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 #1,767,487 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