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.
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
- Bundes ← bbundes · bnudes · budnes · bunddes · bundess · bundse · buneds · bunndes