BuffetvsbulletWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#14,764
“Buffet” frequency rank
#32,975
“bullet” frequency rank
47739
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Buffet bullet
Definition Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und Anrichten von Speisen Kugel

Letter map: Buffet vs bullet

Shared letters muted; letters that set Buffet and bullet apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Buffet
6 ch
bullet

Pair insight - Buffet / bullet

Buffet and bullet 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Buffet is recorded at frequency rank #14,764, classified as anoun, pronounced [bʏˈfeː]. bullet is at rank #32,975, 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 47739, this pair ranks #1,273,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Buffet vs bullet

Shared letters: betu. Private to "Buffet": f. Private to "bullet": l.

"Buffet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bullet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Buffetbbuffet · bfufet · bufeft · bufet · buffett · buffte · ubffet
  • bulletbbullet · blulet · bulelt · bulet · bullett · bullte · ubllet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Buffet" and "bullet" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Buffet" or "bullet" show up more?
"Buffet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,764 in our German list, against #32,975 for "bullet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Buffet" vs "bullet" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Buffet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bullet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,273,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Buffet" and "bullet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bullet 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 #1,273,792 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