Which to use
“binding” is a verb and “Bindung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,772
- “binding” frequency rank
- #7,582
- “Bindung” frequency rank
- 51354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | binding | Bindung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bind | Verbundenheit, enge Beziehung |
Letter map: binding vs Bindung
Shared letters muted; letters that set binding and Bindung apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for binding / Bindung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: binding is averb and Bindunganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “binding” becomes u in “Bindung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
binding is recorded at frequency rank #43,772, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Bindung is at rank #7,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪndʊŋ].
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 51354, this pair ranks #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of binding vs Bindung
Shared letters: bdgin. Private to "binding": -. Private to "Bindung": u.
"binding" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Bindung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "binding" and "Bindung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "binding" or "Bindung" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "binding" and "Bindung".
- Full dictionary entry for "binding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bindung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "binding" and "Bindung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "binding 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 #1,138,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.