verwunderlich
[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐlɪç]
The verdict
“verwunderlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,730 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,730
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht mit dem Erwarteten übereinstimmend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verwunderlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐlɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #13,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verwunderlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verwunderlich is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,730 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht mit dem Erwarteten übereinstimmend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for verwunderlich, with forms such as "evrwunderlich", "verrwunderlich", and "veruwnderlich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is verwunderlich, spelled V-E-R-W-U-N-D-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nicht mit dem Erwarteten übereinstimmend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrwunderlich,verrwunderlich,veruwnderlich,verwnuderlich,verwudnerlich,verwundderlich,verwundelrich,verwunderilch,verwunderlcih,verwunderlicch,verwunderlichh,verwunderlihc,verwunderllich,verwunderrlich,verwundrelich,verwunedrlich,verwunnderlich,verwwunderlich,vewrunderlich,vrewunderlich,vverwunderlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verwunderlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “verwunderlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-U-N-D-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.