wandern

[ˈvandɐn]

/[ˈvandɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wandern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,843
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen längeren Weg in der Natur zu Fuß zurücklegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wandern · wandern · German

wandern · rank #4,843 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,843
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH voneinander

Nearest frequency peer: voneinander (-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 „wandern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wandern“ 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).

wandern vs Wunder
57% similar
wandern vs wenden
71% similar
wandern vs Wunden
57% similar

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

Key facts for wandern
PropertyValue
Headwordwandern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvandɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,843
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wandern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wandernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „voneinander“ (#4,842), „waschen“ (#4,844), „Verteilung“ (#4,841). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wandern“ bei #4,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around wandern (IPA [ˈvandɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,843 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wandern, with forms such as "awndern", "wadnern", and "wanddern". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wunder", "wenden", "Wunden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 wandern, spelled W-A-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen längeren Weg in der Natur zu Fuß zurücklegen
  2. 2
    (häufig, in regelmäßigen Abständen) den Aufenthaltsort wechseln
  3. 3
    die Lage verändern, die vorgesehene Lage verlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Großvater ist als Geselle nach Magdeburg gewandert.
  2. „»Gerade wenn man allein wandert, über viele Tage allein wandert, dann hat man ja wirklich die Möglichkeiten, über die Dinge ausgiebig nachzudenken, mit sich selber ins Klare zu kommen.«“

Synonyms

ziehen

This word in other languages

travel(English)errar(Español)cheminer(Français)caminhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awndern
  • wadnern
  • wanddern
  • wandenr
  • wandernn
  • wanderrn
  • wandren
  • wanedrn
  • wanndern
  • wnadern
  • wwandern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wandern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

awndern2wadnern2wanddern1wandenr2wandernn1wanderrn1wandren2wanedrn2
Edit distance from "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 "wandern"?
"wandern" is spelled W-A-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvandɐn].
What does "wandern" mean?
As a verb, "wandern" means: einen längeren Weg in der Natur zu Fuß zurücklegen
What words are commonly confused with "wandern"?
"wandern" is commonly confused with "Wunder", "wenden", "Wunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wandern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wandern" is [ˈvandɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wandern" come from?
"wandern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

waschen#4,844Objekte#4,823einzeln#4,871erhöhte#4,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Ausschuss11 variantsbereiten11 variantskräftig11 variantsgestört11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list