BildnissevsBündnisseWhich spelling fits?

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“Bildnisse” and “Bündnisse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,006
“Bildnisse” frequency rank
#29,981
“Bündnisse” frequency rank
77987
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bildnisse Bündnisse
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bildnis Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bündnis

Where the eye mixes Bildnisse and Bündnisse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bildnisse and Bündnisse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Bildnisse
9 ch
Bündnisse

Why the eye confuses Bildnisse with Bündnisse

A purely visual mix-up. Bildnisse ([ˈbɪltnɪsə]) and Bündnisse ([ˈbʏntnɪsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bildnisse is recorded at frequency rank #48,006, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪltnɪsə]. Bündnisse is at rank #29,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪsə].

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 77987, this pair ranks #248,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Bildnisse vs Bündnisse

Shared letters: bdeins. Private to "Bildnisse": l. Private to "Bündnisse": ü.

"Bildnisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "Bündnisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bildnisse ← bbildnisse · bidlnisse · bilddnisse · bildinsse · bildnise · bildnises · bildniße · bildnnisse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bildnisse" and "Bündnisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɪltnɪsə] versus [ˈbʏntnɪsə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bildnisse" vs "Bündnisse" - which ranks higher?
"Bündnisse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,981 in our German list, against #48,006 for "Bildnisse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Bildnisse" and "Bündnisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bildnisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,351 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bildnisse" and "Bündnisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bildnis vs Bildnisse". 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 #248,351 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