verwundern

[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verwundern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,293
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwundern · verwundern · German

verwundern · rank #40,293 · 16 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,293
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vertont

Nearest frequency peer: vertont (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verwundern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verwundern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verwundern vs verwundet
80% similar
verwundern vs verwundert
90% similar
verwundern vs verwundete
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verwundern
PropertyValue
Headwordverwundern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,293
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verwundern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verwundernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vertont“ (#40,292), „versperren“ (#40,291), „verängstigt“ (#40,295). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwundern“ bei #40,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verwundern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,293 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verwundern, with forms such as "evrwundern", "verrwundern", and "veruwndern". 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. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "verwundet", "verwundert", "verwundete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verwundern, spelled V-E-R-W-U-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verwundern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kündigung ihrer Wohnung verwunderte sie dann doch, denn damit hatte sie nicht gerechnet.
  2. Er war durch das forsche Handeln seines Bruders verwundert.

This word in other languages

surprise(English)sorprender(Español)étonner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrwundern
  • verrwundern
  • veruwndern
  • verwnudern
  • verwudnern
  • verwunddern
  • verwundenr
  • verwundernn
  • verwunderrn
  • verwundren
  • verwunedrn
  • verwunndern
  • verwwundern
  • vewrundern
  • vrewundern
  • vverwundern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verwundern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrwundern2verrwundern1veruwndern2verwnudern2verwudnern2verwunddern1verwundenr2verwundernn1
Edit distance from "verwundern"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwundern"?
"verwundern" is spelled V-E-R-W-U-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn].
What does "verwundern" mean?
As a verb, "verwundern" means: jemanden erstaunen lassen, in Erstaunen über etwas versetzen
What words are commonly confused with "verwundern"?
"verwundern" is commonly confused with "verwundet", "verwundert", "verwundete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwundern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwundern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwundern" come from?
"verwundern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verwundern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versperren#40,291verspeisen#40,290verfestigt#40,279Waschbären#40,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Tischplatte16 variantsZersetzung16 variantsTelefonzelle16 variantsSüdkoreaner16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list