wundervollevswundervollerConfusable pair

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

#12,207
“wundervolle” frequency rank
#33,920
“wundervoller” frequency rank
46127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wundervolle wundervoller
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wundervoll Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wundervoll

Where the eye mixes wundervolle and wundervoller

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

11 ch
wundervolle
12 ch
wundervoller

Look-alike desk: wundervolle vs wundervoller

A purely visual mix-up. wundervolle ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlə]) and wundervoller ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlɐ]) 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 “wundervoller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46127, 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]. wundervoller is at rank #33,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlɐ].

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 46127, this pair ranks #1,329,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wundervolle vs wundervoller

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wundervolle ← uwndervolle · wnudervolle · wudnervolle · wunddervolle · wunderovlle · wunderrvolle · wundervlole · wundervole
  • wundervoller ← uwndervoller · wnudervoller · wudnervoller · wunddervoller · wunderovller · wunderrvoller · wundervloler · wundervolelr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "wundervolle" for "wundervoller" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlə] versus [ˈvʊndɐˌfɔlɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "wundervolle" or "wundervoller"?
"wundervolle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,207 in our German list, against #33,920 for "wundervoller". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "wundervolle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "wundervoller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,329,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wundervolle" and "wundervoller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wundervoller vs wundervolles". 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 #1,329,707 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