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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.
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?
Which is more common, "Bundestag" or "Bundestags"?
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.