Which to use
“bands” is a verb and “Bundes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,682
- “bands” frequency rank
- #3,713
- “Bundes” frequency rank
- 9395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bands | Bundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs band | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund |
Letter map: bands vs Bundes
Shared letters muted; letters that set bands and Bundes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for bands / Bundes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bands is averb and Bundesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bands is recorded at frequency rank #5,682, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 9395, this pair ranks #1,980,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bands vs Bundes
Shared letters: bdns. Private to "bands": a. Private to "Bundes": eu.
"bands" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bands" for "Bundes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bands" vs "Bundes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "bands" vs "Bundes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bands" 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 #1,980,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bands" and "Bundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bands vs puzzles". 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 #1,980,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.