wundern

[ˈvʊndɐn]

/[ˈvʊndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wundern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,554
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-wundern · wundern · German

wundern · rank #5,554 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,554
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wüste

Nearest frequency peer: Wüste (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wundern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wundern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wundern vs wurden
71% similar
wundern vs wundert
86% similar
wundern vs Würmern
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wundern
PropertyValue
Headwordwundern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvʊndɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,554
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wundern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wundernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wüste“ (#5,555), „Wiesen“ (#5,552), „zeitweise“ (#5,556). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wundern“ bei #5,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around wundern (IPA [ˈvʊndɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,554 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wundern, with forms such as "uwndern", "wnudern", and "wudnern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "wurden", "wundert", "Würmern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wundern, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden
  2. 2
    über etwas Unerwartetes oder jemandes ungewöhnliches Verhalten erstaunt sein
  3. 3
    sich selbst eine Frage stellen, sich Gedanken über etwas Unerwartetes machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wundern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auch Jürgen Flimm wundert der Erfolg seines früheren Schützlings an der Oper nicht: „Er hat ein großes Rhythmusgefühl, er kann grafisch denken. Und er ist sehr fleißig.“
  2. „Es wundert, wie viele westliche Islamwissenschaftler inzwischen die Entstehungsgeschichte des Koran erforschen und damit von außen Einfluss auf die „richtige“ Auslegung nehmen.“

Synonyms

erstaunenüberraschenverblüffenverdutzenverwundernin Staunen versetzenerstauntAugen machengroße Augen machenverwundertirritiertverwundernfragen

Antonyms

anödenlangweilenängstigenärgernbelustigenfreuenkränkenschämenverliebenwohlfühlen

This word in other languages

surprise(English)sorprender(Español)étonner(Français)admirar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uwndern
  • wnudern
  • wudnern
  • wunddern
  • wundenr
  • wundernn
  • wunderrn
  • wundren
  • wunedrn
  • wunndern
  • wwundern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wundern - 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.

uwndern2wnudern2wudnern2wunddern1wundenr2wundernn1wunderrn1wundren2
Edit distance from "wundern"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wundern"?
"wundern" is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊndɐn].
What does "wundern" mean?
As a verb, "wundern" means: etwas Unerwartetes erstaunt oder irritiert (verwundert) jemanden
What words are commonly confused with "wundern"?
"wundern" is commonly confused with "wurden", "wundert", "Würmern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wundern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wundern" is [ˈvʊndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wundern" come from?
"wundern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wundern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Warnung#5,551Anklage#5,564südlich#5,541Student#5,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

damalige11 variantsschieben11 variantsschaffte11 variantsEnergien11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list