BundvsBundesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,872
“Bund” frequency rank
#3,713
“Bundes” frequency rank
5585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bund Bundes
Definition eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund

Where the eye mixes Bund and Bundes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Bund
6 ch
Bundes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Bund ([bʊnt]) and Bundes ([ˈbʊndəs]) 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) - “Bund” sits inside “Bundes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bund is recorded at frequency rank #1,872, classified as anoun, pronounced [bʊnt]. Bundes is at rank #3,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəs].

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 5585, this pair ranks #1,994,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bund vs Bundes

Shared letters: bdnu. Private to "Bund": -. Private to "Bundes": es.

"Bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bundbbund · bnud · budn · bundd · bunnd · ubnd
  • Bundesbbundes · bnudes · budnes · bunddes · bundess · bundse · buneds · bunndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bund" and "Bundes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bʊnt] versus [ˈbʊndəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bund" or "Bundes"?
"Bund" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,872 in our German list, against #3,713 for "Bundes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Bund" and "Bundes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,994,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bund" and "Bundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bündelt vs Bundes". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list