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

#24,660
“Bundesamtes” frequency rank
#23,871
“Bundesrates” frequency rank
48531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundesamtes Bundesrates
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bundesamt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bundesrat

Where the eye mixes Bundesamtes and Bundesrates

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Bundesamtes (CVCCVCVCCVC) and Bundesrates (CVCCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
Bundesamtes
11 ch
Bundesrates

Visual trap between Bundesamtes and Bundesrates

A purely visual mix-up. Bundesamtes ([ˈbʊndəsˌʔamtəs]) and Bundesrates ([ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bundesamtes is recorded at frequency rank #24,660, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamtəs]. Bundesrates is at rank #23,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs].

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 48531, this pair ranks #1,245,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bundesamtes vs Bundesrates

Shared letters: abdenstu. Private to "Bundesamtes": m. Private to "Bundesrates": r.

"Bundesamtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "Bundesrates" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bundesamtes ← bbundesamtes · bnudesamtes · budnesamtes · bunddesamtes · bundeasmtes · bundesamets · bundesammtes · bundesamtess
  • Bundesrates ← bbundesrates · bnudesrates · budnesrates · bunddesrates · bundersates · bundesartes · bundesraets · bundesratess

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bundesamtes" and "Bundesrates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌʔamtəs] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Bundesamtes" or "Bundesrates" show up more?
"Bundesrates" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,871 in our German list, against #24,660 for "Bundesamtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundesamtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundesrates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,245,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bundesamtes" and "Bundesrates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bundesrates vs Bundesrats". 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 #1,245,120 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