BundesvsbündigWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Bundes is a noun, bündig is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#3,713
“Bundes” frequency rank
#33,506
“bündig” frequency rank
37219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundes bündig
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund auf gleicher Höhe abschließend, genau zusammen oder ineinander passend, eben, winkelrecht

Where the eye mixes Bundes and bündig

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bundes
6 ch
bündig

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Bundes is [ˈbʊndəs] while bündig is [ˈbʏndɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bundes is recorded at frequency rank #3,713, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəs]. bündig is at rank #33,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʏndɪç].

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 37219, this pair ranks #1,595,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bundes vs bündig

Shared letters: bdn. Private to "Bundes": esu. Private to "bündig": giü.

"Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bündig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bundes" and "bündig" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Bundes" is a noun and "bündig" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Bundes" or "bündig"?
"Bundes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,713 in our German list, against #33,506 for "bündig". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list