wunderbar

/[ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,870

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

wunderbar is anGermanadj. It means: wie ein Wunder Pronounced [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]. It ranks #2,870 in German word frequency. Often confused with wunderbare and wunderbaren.

Key facts for wunderbar
PropertyValue
Headwordwunderbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,870
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wunderbar in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wunderbar is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,870 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for wunderbar, with forms such as "uwnderbar", "wnuderbar", and "wudnerbar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "wunderbare", "wunderbaren", "Wunderbares", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wunderbar, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-B-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie ein Wunder
  2. 2
    überragend gut, besonders schön oder herrlich

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uwnderbar,wnuderbar,wudnerbar,wundderbar,wundebrar,wunderabr,wunderbarr,wunderbbar,wunderbra,wunderrbar,wundrebar,wunedrbar,wunnderbar,wwunderbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wunderbar

Misspelling Variants of "wunderbar"

uwnderbar9wnuderbar9wudnerbar9wundderbar10wundebrar9wunderabr9wunderbarr10wunderbbar10
Misspelling Variants of "wunderbar"

Frequency rank: #2,870 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wunderbar"?
"wunderbar" is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯].
What does "wunderbar" mean?
As an adj, "wunderbar" means: wie ein Wunder
What words are commonly confused with "wunderbar"?
"wunderbar" is commonly confused with "wunderbare", "wunderbaren", "Wunderbares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wunderbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wunderbar" is [ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wunderbar" come from?
"wunderbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.