Which to use
“bündeln” is a verb and “bundle” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,873
- “bündeln” frequency rank
- #34,028
- “bundle” frequency rank
- 54901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bündeln | bundle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gegenstände zu einem Bund zusammenfassen | das Bündel, das Gebinde, der Bund |
Letter map: bündeln vs bundle
Shared letters muted; letters that set bündeln and bundle apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - bündeln and bundle
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bündeln is averb and bundleanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bündeln is recorded at frequency rank #20,873, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbʏndl̩n]. bundle is at rank #34,028, 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 54901, this pair ranks #1,000,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bündeln vs bundle
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "bündeln": ü. Private to "bundle": u.
"bündeln" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "bundle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bundle ← bbundle · bnudle · budnle · bunddle · bundel · bundlle · bunlde · bunndle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bündeln" for "bundle" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "bündeln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bundle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,000,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bündeln" and "bundle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bundle 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 #1,000,550 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.