Wunschzettel
[ˈvʊnʃˌt͡sɛtl̩]
The verdict
“Wunschzettel” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,404
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Blatt Papier, auf dem man seine Wünsche auflistet (besonders Kinder zu Weihnachten, Geburtstagen oder anderen Festtagen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wunschzettel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊnʃˌt͡sɛtl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #49,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wunschzettel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Wunschzettel (IPA [ˈvʊnʃˌt͡sɛtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,404 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Blatt Papier, auf dem man seine Wünsche auflistet (besonders Kinder zu Weihnachten, Geburtstagen oder anderen Festtagen)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wunschzettel, with forms such as "uwnschzettel", "wnuschzettel", and "wuncshzettel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wunschzettel, spelled W-U-N-S-C-H-Z-E-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Blatt Papier, auf dem man seine Wünsche auflistet (besonders Kinder zu Weihnachten, Geburtstagen oder anderen Festtagen)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uwnschzettel,wnuschzettel,wuncshzettel,wunnschzettel,wunscchzettel,wunschezttel,wunschhzettel,wunschzetel,wunschzetetl,wunschzettell,wunschzettle,wunschztetel,wunschzzettel,wunsczhettel,wunshczettel,wunsschzettel,wusnchzettel,wwunschzettel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wunschzettel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "Wunschzettel"?
What does "Wunschzettel" mean?
What are common misspellings of "Wunschzettel"?
How do you pronounce "Wunschzettel"?
What language does "Wunschzettel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Wunschzettel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-U-N-S-C-H-Z-E-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvʊnʃˌt͡sɛtl̩] (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
Same frequency band
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.