Wunderkind
German, noun/ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt/
Wunderkind is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-K-I-N-D (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wunderkind is a German neuter noun meaning “wunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kind mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten”.
What does Wunderkind mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwunderkind, child prodigy (highly talented person who rises to excellence in their field at a young age)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kind mit außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wunderkind
- Wunderkindes genitive
- Wunderkinds genitive
- Wunderkinder plural
- Wunderkinde dative singular
- Wunderkindern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wunderkind?
- /ˈvʊndərˌkɪnt/
- [ˈvʊn.dɐˌkɪnt]
- [ˈʋʊn-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wunderkind
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wunderkind in German?
Wunderkind appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).