Wunder

[ˈvʊndɐ]

/[ˈvʊndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wunder” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,797
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze

Corpus desk

Index DE-wunder · Wunder · German

Wunder · rank #1,797 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,797
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wissenschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Wissenschaft (-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 „Wunder“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wunder“ 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).

Wunder vs wurde
50% similar
Wunder vs wurden
50% similar
Wunder vs Würmer
50% similar

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

Key facts for Wunder
PropertyValue
HeadwordWunder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʊndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,797
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wunder“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wunderliegt 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: „Wissenschaft“ (#1,796), „überzeugt“ (#1,798), „welchem“ (#1,795). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wunder“ bei #1,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Wunder (IPA [ˈvʊndɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,797 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wunder, with forms such as "uwnder", "wnuder", and "wudner". 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, "wurde", "wurden", "Würmer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wunder, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist ein Wunder!
  2. Nicht einmal ein Wunder könnte uns noch helfen.

Antonyms

GewöhnlichesNormales

This word in other languages

miracle(English)milagro(Español)miracle(Français)milagre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uwnder
  • wnuder
  • wudner
  • wundder
  • wunderr
  • wundre
  • wunedr
  • wunnder
  • wwunder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wunder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uwnder2wnuder2wudner2wundder1wunderr1wundre2wunedr2wunnder1
Edit distance from "Wunder"

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 "Wunder"?
"Wunder" is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊndɐ].
What does "Wunder" mean?
As a noun, "Wunder" means: etwas, das über das alltägliche Verständnis hinausgeht; eine Überschreitung der anerkannten Naturgesetze
What words are commonly confused with "Wunder"?
"Wunder" is commonly confused with "wurde", "wurden", "Würmer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wunder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wunder" is [ˈvʊndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wunder" come from?
"Wunder" 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 "Wunder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list