wunderten

[ˈvʊndɐtn̩]

/[ˈvʊndɐtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wunderten” is uncommon German (frequency #83,537 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,537
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern

Corpus desk

Index DE-wunderten · wunderten · German

wunderten · rank #83,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,537
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wunderwaffe

Nearest frequency peer: Wunderwaffe (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „wunderten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wunderten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wunderten
PropertyValue
Headwordwunderten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvʊndɐtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wunderten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wundertenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wunderwaffe“ (#83,538), „Workaround“ (#83,535), „Wurzach“ (#83,539). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wunderten“ bei #83,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wunderten is uncommon German at frequency #83,537 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʊndɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wunderten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wunderten, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "wunderten"?
"wunderten" is spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊndɐtn̩].
What does "wunderten" mean?
As a verb, "wunderten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wundern
How do you pronounce "wunderten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wunderten" is [ˈvʊndɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wunderten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wässriger#83,541Windstrom#83,527willenlos#83,526zeigenden#83,549

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list