wunderschön
\ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn\
The verdict
“wunderschön” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merveilleux, magnifique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wunderschon · wunderschön · French
wunderschön · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wunderschön |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
wunderschön is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌvʊndɐˈʃøːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merveilleux, magnifique.".
No misspelling variants are generated for wunderschön in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is wunderschön, spelled W-U-N-D-E-R-S-C-H-Ö-N.
Definition
- 1Merveilleux, magnifique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wunderschön appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hier haben wir ein wunderschönes warmes Knallrot, wahrscheinlich der wärmste Farbton im Test (von Nagellacken). (...) Die Konsistenz ist sehr gut, auch der Pinsel sagt mir zu.“
"Madagaskar ist eine wunderschöne Insel", so der US-Präsident. "Das weiß ich aus diesem einen Film mit dem Löwen und dem Zebra und der Giraffe und den Pinguinen. Die Palästinenser werden sich da sehr wohlfühlen."
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.