Wünsche

[ˈvʏnʃə]

/[ˈvʏnʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wünsche” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,440
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunsch

Corpus desk

Index DE-wunsche · Wünsche · German

Wünsche · rank #1,440 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,440
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weltweit

Nearest frequency peer: weltweit (-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 „Wünsche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wünsche“ 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).

Wünsche vs wusch
43% similar
Wünsche vs wünscht
71% similar
Wünsche vs wurscht
43% similar

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

Key facts for Wünsche
PropertyValue
HeadwordWünsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʏnʃə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,440
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wünsche“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „weltweit“ (#1,439), „youtube“ (#1,441), „verantwortlich“ (#1,438). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wünsche“ bei #1,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wünsche (IPA [ˈvʏnʃə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,440 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 Wünsche, with forms such as "wnüsche", "wwünsche", and "wüncshe". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "wusch", "wünscht", "wurscht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wünsche, spelled W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunsch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Wunsch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Wunsch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wnüsche
  • wwünsche
  • wüncshe
  • wünnsche
  • wünscche
  • wünsceh
  • wünschhe
  • wünshce
  • wünssche
  • wüsnche
  • üwnsche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

wnüsche2wwünsche1wüncshe2wünnsche1wünscche1wünsceh2wünschhe1wünshce2
Edit distance from "Wünsche"

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 "Wünsche"?
"Wünsche" is spelled W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏnʃə].
What does "Wünsche" mean?
As a noun, "Wünsche" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Wunsch
What words are commonly confused with "Wünsche"?
"Wünsche" is commonly confused with "wusch", "wünscht", "wurscht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wünsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wünsche" is [ˈvʏnʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wünsche" come from?
"Wünsche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

youtube#1,441soziale#1,435schlimm#1,432gekauft#1,451

Similar misspelling depth

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

Familien11 variantsZustand11 variantsenthält11 variantssozialen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list