# wanderer vs wondered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wanderer
*noun · IPA /ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ · frequency rank #28,787*
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

### wondered
*verb · IPA /ˈwʌndəd/ · frequency rank #5,178*
simple past and past participle of wonder

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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