ワンダフル

also: ワンダホー · ワンダフォー

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Loanword from English 'wonderful'. Used as an exclamation or adjectival noun to express delight or admiration, similar to すばらしい.

素す晴ばらしいN4
素晴らしい is the standard native Japanese word for 'wonderful' and is used seriously in everyday speech and writing, while ワンダフル is a playful loanword mostly used as a casual, exaggerated exclamation.
素す敵てきN4
素敵 describes something attractive, lovely, or charming (often people, clothes, or atmosphere), whereas ワンダフル is a broader, borrowed expression of delight or admiration.
見み事ごとN3
見事 praises something impressively well-done or skillful, like a performance or feat, while ワンダフル simply expresses happy admiration without implying skill.

ワンダフルUsage98%
Standard katakana spelling of the English loanword 'wonderful'.
ワンダホーUsage2%
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana variant; playful or eye-dialect spelling.

Borrowed from English 'wonderful'. The variant ワンダホー reflects a playful or eye-dialect rendering of the English pronunciation.