Wunderkerze
[ˈvʊndɐˌkɛʁt͡sə]
The verdict
“Wunderkerze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Draht, der größtenteils mit einer brennbaren Masse überzogen ist, die beim Abbrennen Funken versprüht
Corpus desk
Index DE-wunderkerze · Wunderkerze · German
Wunderkerze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wunderkerze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊndɐˌkɛʁt͡sə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wunderkerze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wunderkerze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊndɐˌkɛʁt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Draht, der größtenteils mit einer brennbaren Masse überzogen ist, die beim Abbrennen Funken versprüht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wunderkerze in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Wunderkerze, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-K-E-R-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Draht, der größtenteils mit einer brennbaren Masse überzogen ist, die beim Abbrennen Funken versprüht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wunderkerze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es duftete bei Gott wie am Weihnachtstag nach Wunderkerzen.“
„Vor dem Hotel International steht die Belegschaft Spalier, aus einem Fenster des Neuen Gewandhauses hält eine junge Frau eine Wunderkerze, von den Balkonen der Häuser winken und klatschen viele Bewohner.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.