Which to use
“blond” is an adjective and “bonds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,108
- “blond” frequency rank
- #34,022
- “bonds” frequency rank
- 47130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blond | bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haarfarbe: gelblich, goldfarben | Plural des Substantivs bond |
Letter map: blond vs bonds
Shared letters muted; letters that set blond and bonds apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: blond vs bonds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blond is anadjective and bondsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blond is recorded at frequency rank #13,108, classified as anadj, pronounced [blɔnt]. bonds is at rank #34,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 47130, this pair ranks #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blond vs bonds
Shared letters: bdno. Private to "blond": l. Private to "bonds": s.
"blond" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "bonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blond" and "bonds" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "blond" or "bonds" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blond" and "bonds".
- Full dictionary entry for "blond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blond" and "bonds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bonds 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 #1,295,165 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.