wundersam

[ˈvʊndɐzaːm]

/[ˈvʊndɐzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“wundersam” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,294 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#87,294
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seltsam, geheimnisvoll, eigenartig

Key facts for wundersam
PropertyValue
Headwordwundersam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvʊndɐzaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wundersam” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wundersam lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wundersam is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʊndɐzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,294 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "seltsam, geheimnisvoll, eigenartig".

No misspelling variants are generated for wundersam in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wundersam, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    seltsam, geheimnisvoll, eigenartig

Synonyms

unerwartet

Antonyms

gewöhnlich

This word in other languages

wondrous(English)maravilloso(Español)merveilleux(Français)maravilhoso(Português)

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 "wundersam"?
"wundersam" is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊndɐzaːm].
What does "wundersam" mean?
As an adjective, "wundersam" means: seltsam, geheimnisvoll, eigenartig
How do you pronounce "wundersam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wundersam" is [ˈvʊndɐzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wundersam" come from?
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Using “wundersam”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-U-N-D-E-R-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvʊndɐzaːm] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list