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These words are often confused both in pronunciation and meaning.

Remember that vowels are 'vulnerable' to accent change, so this video shows the Received Pronunciation.

WONDER

Australian accent: wændə

North England accent: ˈwʊndə

WANDER

American accent: ˈwɑːndər

Welsh accent (mine): ˈwʌndə (Welsh people pronounce 'wonder' and 'wander' the same)