bündeltvsBundesConfusable pair

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

Which to use

“bündelt” is a verb and “Bundes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,543
“bündelt” frequency rank
#3,713
“Bundes” frequency rank
50256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bündelt Bundes
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bündeln Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund

Where the eye mixes bündelt and Bundes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bündelt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Bundes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
bündelt
6 ch
Bundes

Visual trap between bündelt and Bundes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bündelt is [ˈbʏndl̩t] while Bundes is [ˈbʊndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bündelt is recorded at frequency rank #46,543, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbʏndl̩t]. 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 50256, this pair ranks #1,180,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bündelt vs Bundes

Shared letters: bden. Private to "bündelt": ltü. Private to "Bundes": su.

"bündelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bundesbbundes · bnudes · budnes · bunddes · bundess · bundse · buneds · bunndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bündelt" and "Bundes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bündelt" is a verb and "Bundes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bündelt" vs "Bundes" - which ranks higher?
"Bundes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,713 in our German list, against #46,543 for "bündelt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bündelt" 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 #1,180,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bündelt" and "Bundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "buddeln vs bündelt". 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 #1,180,611 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