Wunsches

[ˈvʊnʃəs]

/[ˈvʊnʃəs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wunsches” is uncommon German (frequency #65,899 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,899
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wunsches · Wunsches · German

Wunsches · rank #65,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,899
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wähnte

Nearest frequency peer: wähnte (+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 „Wunsches“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wunsches
PropertyValue
HeadwordWunsches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʊnʃəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wunsches“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wunschesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wähnte“ (#65,900), „wuchtige“ (#65,897), „Wälle“ (#65,901). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wunsches“ bei #65,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wunsches is uncommon German at frequency #65,899 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊnʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wunsch".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wunsches, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wunsches, spelled W-U-N-S-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs 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 "Wunsches"?
"Wunsches" is spelled W-U-N-S-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊnʃəs].
What does "Wunsches" mean?
As a noun, "Wunsches" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wunsch
How do you pronounce "Wunsches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wunsches" is [ˈvʊnʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wunsches" come from?
"Wunsches" 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 "Wunsches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wuchtige#65,897wirbelte#65,890wehenden#65,877Vortrieb#65,858

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list