wandere

[ˈvandəʁə]

/[ˈvandəʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wandere” is uncommon German (frequency #55,851 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,851
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern

Corpus desk

Index DE-wandere · wandere · German

wandere · rank #55,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wandmalereien

Nearest frequency peer: Wandmalereien (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wandere“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wandere“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wandere
PropertyValue
Headwordwandere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvandəʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wandere“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wanderefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wandmalereien“ (#55,852), „Waldhaus“ (#55,849), „Völkerbund“ (#55,848). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wandere“ bei #55,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wandere is uncommon German at frequency #55,851 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvandəʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wandere, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wandere, spelled W-A-N-D-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern

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 "wandere"?
"wandere" is spelled W-A-N-D-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvandəʁə].
What does "wandere" mean?
As a verb, "wandere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wandern
How do you pronounce "wandere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wandere" is [ˈvandəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wandere" come from?
"wandere" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorwarf#55,847viralen#55,833verübte#55,829vermiss#55,820

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list