Which to use
“Wünsche” is a noun and “wünschen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,440
- “Wünsche” frequency rank
- #1,465
- “wünschen” frequency rank
- 2905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wünsche | wünschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunsch | etwas ersehnen, erhoffen |
Where the eye mixes Wünsche and wünschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Wünsche runs 7 letters (CVCCCCV) against wünschen's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Wünsche vs wünschen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wünsche is [ˈvʏnʃə] while wünschen is [ˈvʏnʃn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Wünsche” sits inside “wünschen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wünsche is recorded at frequency rank #1,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvʏnʃə]. wünschen is at rank #1,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvʏnʃn̩].
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 2905, this pair ranks #2,001,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wünsche vs wünschen
Shared letters: cehnswü. Private to "Wünsche": -. Private to "wünschen": -.
"Wünsche" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "wünschen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wünsche" for "wünschen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wünsche" vs "wünschen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wünsche" and "wünschen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wünsche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wünschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wünsche" and "wünschen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wünsche vs wusch". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,001,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.