bündelnvsbundleConfusable pair

Quick tell: bündeln is a verb, bundle is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
bündeln
6 ch
bundle

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

  • bundlebbundle · bnudle · budnle · bunddle · bundel · bundlle · bunlde · bunndle

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bündeln" for "bundle" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bündeln" is a verb and "bundle" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "bündeln" or "bundle" show up more?
"bündeln" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,873 in our German list, against #34,028 for "bundle". 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 "bündeln" and "bundle". Here's where to go from here.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list