bondvsBordWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,995
“bond” frequency rank
#2,758
“Bord” frequency rank
11753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bond Bord
Definition im Rechtswesen ein Beweis in Form einer Urkunde mit Vereinbarungen für eine langfristige Schuld, durch die der Aussteller (Darlehensnehmer) bei Fälligkeit zur Zahlung von Zinsen und zur Rückzahlung des Darlehens verpflichtet ist Bücherbrett

Letter map: bond vs Bord

Shared letters muted; letters that set bond and Bord apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
bond
4 ch
Bord

Pair insight - bond / Bord

bond and Bord are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “bond” becomes r in “Bord”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bond is recorded at frequency rank #8,995, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Bord is at rank #2,758, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bɔʁt].

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 11753, this pair ranks #1,968,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bond vs Bord

Shared letters: bdo. Private to "bond": n. Private to "Bord": r.

"bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Bord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bondbbond · bnod · bodn · bondd · bonnd · obnd
  • Bordbbord · bodr · bordd · borrd · brod · obrd

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bond" and "Bord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - n in “bond” becomes r in “Bord”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "bond" or "Bord"?
"Bord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,758 in our German list, against #8,995 for "bond". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "bond" and "Bord". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,968,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bond" and "Bord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bond 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 #1,968,107 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