wundern
German, verb
wundern is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-N (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,473rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wundern is a German verb meaning “to surprise, to astonish (of sights, behaviors, outcomes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Wundern is a different word: “gerund of wundern”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden”.
What does wundern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to surprise, to astonish (of sights, behaviors, outcomes)
Das wundert mich nicht.
- 2
to be surprised
Meine Mutter hat sich ganz schön gewundert, als wir schon nach einer Viertelstunde zurück waren.
- 3
to wonder, to consider something strange, to be confused
Sie wundern sich über den Inhalt des Kästchens.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of wundern
noun
- 1
neuterdative plural of Wunder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden 2. über etwas Unerwartetes oder jemandes ungewöhnliches Verhalten erstaunt sein 3. sich selbst eine Frage stellen, sich Gedanken über etwas Unerwartetes machen
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 wundern
- wundert present singular third-person
- wunderte past
- gewundert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- wundernd participle present
- wundre first-person indicative present
- wundere first-person indicative present
- wunder first-person indicative present
- wunderst indicative present second-person
- wunderest second-person singular subjunctive
- wundrest second-person singular subjunctive
- wunderet plural second-person subjunctive
- wundret plural second-person subjunctive
- wunderten first-person indicative plural
- wundertest indicative preterite second-person
- wundertet indicative plural preterite
- wunder! imperative singular
- wundert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to wundern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wundern in German?
wundern appears 13 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).