Which to use
“Bund” and “Butt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,872
- “Bund” frequency rank
- #36,237
- “Butt” frequency rank
- 38109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bund | Butt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun | norddeutscher Name der Flunder |
Where the eye mixes Bund and Butt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Bund vs Butt
A purely visual mix-up. Bund ([bʊnt]) and Butt ([bʊt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38109, 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]. Butt is at rank #36,237, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bʊt].
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 38109, this pair ranks #1,572,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bund vs Butt
Shared letters: bu. Private to "Bund": dn. Private to "Butt": t.
"Bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Butt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bund" and "Butt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Bund" or "Butt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Butt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,572,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bund" and "Butt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Buff vs Butt". 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 #1,572,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.