Which to use
“Bindung” and “Bindungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,582
- “Bindung” frequency rank
- #20,533
- “Bindungen” frequency rank
- 28115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bindung | Bindungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verbundenheit, enge Beziehung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bindung |
Where the eye mixes Bindung and Bindungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bindung and Bindungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bindung ([ˈbɪndʊŋ]) and Bindungen ([ˈbɪndʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Bindung” sits inside “Bindungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bindung is recorded at frequency rank #7,582, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪndʊŋ]. Bindungen is at rank #20,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɪndʊŋən].
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 28115, this pair ranks #1,790,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bindung vs Bindungen
Shared letters: bdginu. Private to "Bindung": -. Private to "Bindungen": e.
"Bindung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Bindungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bindung" for "Bindungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bindung" or "Bindungen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Bindung" and "Bindungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bindung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bindungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,790,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bindung" and "Bindungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "binding vs Bindung". 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 #1,790,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.