Which to use
“Bades” and “Bundes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,619
- “Bades” frequency rank
- #3,713
- “Bundes” frequency rank
- 42332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bades | Bundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bad | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund |
Where the eye mixes Bades and Bundes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bades vs Bundes
A purely visual mix-up. Bades ([ˈbaːdəs]) and Bundes ([ˈbʊndəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bades is recorded at frequency rank #38,619, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaːdəs]. Bundes is at rank #3,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42332, this pair ranks #1,452,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bades vs Bundes
Shared letters: bdes. Private to "Bades": a. Private to "Bundes": nu.
"Bades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bades" and "Bundes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bades" or "Bundes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,452,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bades" and "Bundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bades vs bodies". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,452,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.