wandern
[ˈvandɐn]
The verdict
“wandern” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,843 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #4,843
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen längeren Weg in der Natur zu Fuß zurücklegen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wandern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvandɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wandern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for wandern is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvandɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,843 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1einen längeren Weg in der Natur zu Fuß zurücklegen
- 2(häufig, in regelmäßigen Abständen) den Aufenthaltsort wechseln
- 3die Lage verändern, die vorgesehene Lage verlassen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “wandern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-N-D-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvandɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Wunder” - see the side-by-side comparison. wandern vs Wunder
- 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.