bindendvsbindetConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,911
“bindend” frequency rank
#13,785
“bindet” frequency rank
35696
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bindend bindet
Definition Partizip Präsens des Verbs binden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs binden

Where the eye mixes bindend and bindet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bindend
6 ch
bindet

Look-alike desk: bindend vs bindet

A purely visual mix-up. bindend ([ˈbɪndn̩t]) and bindet ([ˈbɪndət]) 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 35696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bindend is recorded at frequency rank #21,911, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbɪndn̩t]. 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 35696, this pair ranks #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bindend vs bindet

Shared letters: bdein. Private to "bindend": -. Private to "bindet": t.

"bindend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "bindet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bindendbbindend · bidnend · binddend · bindedn · bindendd · bindennd · bindned · binednd
  • bindetbbindet · bidnet · binddet · bindett · bindte · binedt · binndet · bnidet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bindend" for "bindet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɪndn̩t] versus [ˈbɪndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bindend" or "bindet" show up more?
"bindet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,785 in our German list, against #21,911 for "bindend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bindend" 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 #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bindend" and "bindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bindend vs bindende". 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 #1,633,783 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