BandesvsbindetConfusable pair

Quick tell: Bandes is a noun, bindet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Bandes” is a noun and “bindet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,629
“Bandes” frequency rank
#13,785
“bindet” frequency rank
38414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bandes bindet
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Band 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs binden

Where the eye mixes Bandes and bindet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bandes
6 ch
bindet

Visual trap between Bandes and bindet

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bandes is [ˈbandəs] while bindet is [ˈbɪndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bandes is recorded at frequency rank #24,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbandəs]. bindet is at rank #13,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪndət].

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 38414, this pair ranks #1,564,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bandes vs bindet

Shared letters: bden. Private to "Bandes": as. Private to "bindet": it.

"Bandes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bindet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bandesabndes · badnes · banddes · bandess · bandse · baneds · banndes · bbandes
  • bindetbbindet · bidnet · binddet · bindett · bindte · binedt · binndet · bnidet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bandes" and "bindet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bandes" is a noun and "bindet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Bandes" vs "bindet" - which ranks higher?
"bindet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,785 in our German list, against #24,629 for "Bandes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,564,618 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bandes" and "bindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baches vs Bandes". 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 #1,564,618 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list