BundesratesvsBundestagesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,871
“Bundesrates” frequency rank
#11,837
“Bundestages” frequency rank
35708
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundesrates Bundestages
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bundesrat Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bundestag

Where the eye mixes Bundesrates and Bundestages

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bundesrates and Bundestages follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
Bundesrates
11 ch
Bundestages

Why the eye confuses Bundesrates with Bundestages

A purely visual mix-up. Bundesrates ([ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs]) and Bundestages ([ˈbʊndəsˌtaːɡəs]) 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 35708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bundesrates is recorded at frequency rank #23,871, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs]. Bundestages is at rank #11,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌtaːɡəs].

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 35708, this pair ranks #1,633,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bundesrates vs Bundestages

Shared letters: abdenstu. Private to "Bundesrates": r. Private to "Bundestages": g.

"Bundesrates" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "Bundestages" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bundesrates ← bbundesrates · bnudesrates · budnesrates · bunddesrates · bundersates · bundesartes · bundesraets · bundesratess
  • Bundestages ← bbundestages · bnudestages · budnestages · bunddestages · bundesatges · bundesstages · bundestaegs · bundestagess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bundesrates" for "Bundestages" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːtəs] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌtaːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bundesrates" or "Bundestages"?
"Bundestages" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,837 in our German list, against #23,871 for "Bundesrates". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundesrates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundestages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,633,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bundesrates" and "Bundestages" 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 #1,633,493 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