BundesvsBündnisTell them apart

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“Bundes” and “Bündnis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,713
“Bundes” frequency rank
#4,968
“Bündnis” frequency rank
8681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundes Bündnis
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bund Zusammenschluss von mehreren Parteien/Fraktionen/Personen, die ein gemeinsames Ziel verfolgen

Where the eye mixes Bundes and Bündnis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Bundes
7 ch
Bündnis

Look-alike desk: Bundes vs Bündnis

A purely visual mix-up. Bundes ([ˈbʊndəs]) and Bündnis ([ˈbʏntnɪs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8681, 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]. Bündnis is at rank #4,968, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪs].

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 8681, this pair ranks #1,983,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bundes vs Bündnis

Shared letters: bdns. Private to "Bundes": eu. Private to "Bündnis": .

"Bundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Bündnis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bundes" and "Bündnis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəs] versus [ˈbʏntnɪs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Bundes" vs "Bündnis" - which ranks higher?
"Bundes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,713 in our German list, against #4,968 for "Bündnis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,983,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bundes" and "Bündnis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bündelt vs Bundes". 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 #1,983,305 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