Wunsch

[vʊnʃ]

/[vʊnʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wunsch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,579
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ersehnen von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-wunsch · Wunsch · German

Wunsch · rank #1,579 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,579
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wesentlich

Nearest frequency peer: wesentlich (-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 „Wunsch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wunsch“ 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).

Wunsch vs wusch
67% similar
Wunsch vs Wünsche
71% similar
Wunsch vs wünscht
57% similar

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

Key facts for Wunsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordWunsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vʊnʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,579
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wunsch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wunschliegt 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: „wesentlich“ (#1,578), „Andreas“ (#1,580), „weiteres“ (#1,577). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wunsch“ bei #1,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Wunsch (IPA [vʊnʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,579 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wunsch, with forms such as "uwnsch", "wnusch", and "wuncsh". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "wusch", "Wünsche", "wünscht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wunsch, spelled W-U-N-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ersehnen von etwas
  2. 2
    etwas, das jemandem gewünscht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du noch einen Wunsch?
  2. „Indiz für den verbreiteten Wunsch, Wagemut zu demonstrieren und sich über das starke Tier zu profilieren, ist auch das Stiertreiben (Encierro), das am Morgen eines Stierkampftages im spanischen Pamplona […] die sogenannten Corredores auf die Straßen zieht.“

Synonyms

Begehren

This word in other languages

request(English)deseo(Español)désir(Français)desejo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uwnsch
  • wnusch
  • wuncsh
  • wunnsch
  • wunscch
  • wunschh
  • wunshc
  • wunssch
  • wusnch
  • wwunsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uwnsch2wnusch2wuncsh2wunnsch1wunscch1wunschh1wunshc2wunssch1
Edit distance from "Wunsch"

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 "Wunsch"?
"Wunsch" is spelled W-U-N-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [vʊnʃ].
What does "Wunsch" mean?
As a noun, "Wunsch" means: das Ersehnen von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Wunsch"?
"Wunsch" is commonly confused with "wusch", "Wünsche", "wünscht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wunsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wunsch" is [vʊnʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wunsch" come from?
"Wunsch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spitze#1,570fanden#1,591Garten#1,594Gegner#1,595

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Andreas10 variantsSpiegel10 variantserlaubt10 variantsHerbst10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list