BundestagvsBundestagsWhat's the difference?

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

#2,433
“Bundestag” frequency rank
#19,175
“Bundestags” frequency rank
21608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bundestag Bundestags
Definition die Volksvertretung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Deutscher Bundestag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bundestag

Where the eye mixes Bundestag and Bundestags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bundestag runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Bundestags's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Bundestag
10 ch
Bundestags

Look-alike desk: Bundestag vs Bundestags

A purely visual mix-up. Bundestag ([ˈbʊndəsˌtaːk]) and Bundestags ([ˈbʊndəsˌtaːks]) 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) - “Bundestag” sits inside “Bundestags”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bundestag is recorded at frequency rank #2,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌtaːk]. Bundestags is at rank #19,175, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌtaːks].

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 21608, this pair ranks #1,884,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bundestag vs Bundestags

Shared letters: abdegnstu. Private to "Bundestag": -. Private to "Bundestags": -.

"Bundestag" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "Bundestags" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Bundestag ← bbundestag · bnudestag · budnestag · bunddestag · bundesatg · bundesstag · bundestagg · bundestga
  • Bundestags ← bbundestags · bnudestags · budnestags · bunddestags · bundesatgs · bundesstags · bundestaggs · bundestagss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bundestag" and "Bundestags" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌtaːk] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌtaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bundestag" or "Bundestags"?
"Bundestag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,433 in our German list, against #19,175 for "Bundestags". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Bundestag" and "Bundestags" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundestag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bundestags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,884,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bundestag" and "Bundestags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bundesrats vs Bundestags". 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 #1,884,248 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