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.
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