BindevsbingoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Binde is a noun, bingo is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Binde” is a noun and “bingo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,162
“Binde” frequency rank
#13,786
“bingo” frequency rank
32948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Binde bingo
Definition schmaler gewebter oder geschnittener Stoffstreifen Ausruf nach einem geglückten Erlebnis

Where the eye mixes Binde and bingo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Binde
5 ch
bingo

Look-alike desk: Binde vs bingo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Binde is [ˈbɪndə] while bingo is [ˈbɪŋɡo]. 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 intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Binde is recorded at frequency rank #19,162, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪndə]. bingo is at rank #13,786, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈbɪŋɡo].

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 32948, this pair ranks #1,696,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Binde vs bingo

Shared letters: bin. Private to "Binde": de. Private to "bingo": go.

"Binde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "bingo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bindebbinde · bidne · bindde · bined · binnde · bnide · ibnde
  • bingobbingo · bigno · binggo · binngo · binog · bnigo · ibngo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Binde" for "bingo" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Binde" is a noun and "bingo" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Binde" or "bingo" show up more?
"bingo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,786 in our German list, against #19,162 for "Binde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Binde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bingo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,696,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Binde" and "bingo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bible vs Binde". 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 #1,696,634 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