BundesländervsBundesländernWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,302
“Bundesländer” frequency rank
#5,811
“Bundesländern” frequency rank
13113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundesländer Bundesländern
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bundesland Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bundesland

Where the eye mixes Bundesländer and Bundesländern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
Bundesländer
13 ch
Bundesländern

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Bundesländer ([ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐ]) and Bundesländern ([ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Bundesländer” sits inside “Bundesländern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bundesländer is recorded at frequency rank #7,302, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐ]. Bundesländern is at rank #5,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐn].

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 13113, this pair ranks #1,960,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bundesländer vs Bundesländern

Shared letters: bdelnrsuä. Private to "Bundesländer": -. Private to "Bundesländern": -.

"Bundesländer" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC  ·  "Bundesländern" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Bundesländer" and "Bundesländern" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐ] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌlɛndɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bundesländer" or "Bundesländern"?
"Bundesländern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,811 in our German list, against #7,302 for "Bundesländer". 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