Wunderkind
[ˈvʊndɐˌkɪnt]
The verdict
“Wunderkind” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,315 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,315
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kind mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wunderkind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊndɐˌkɪnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wunderkind” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wunderkind is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʊndɐˌkɪnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,315 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kind mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wunderkind, with forms such as "uwnderkind", "wnuderkind", and "wudnerkind". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wunderkind, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-K-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Kind mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uwnderkind,wnuderkind,wudnerkind,wundderkind,wundekrind,wunderiknd,wunderkidn,wunderkindd,wunderkinnd,wunderkkind,wunderknid,wunderrkind,wundrekind,wunedrkind,wunnderkind,wwunderkind
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wunderkind - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Wunderkind”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-U-N-D-E-R-K-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvʊndɐˌkɪnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.