Which to use
“bundesweit” and “bundesweite” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,922
- “bundesweit” frequency rank
- #18,503
- “bundesweite” frequency rank
- 24425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bundesweit | bundesweite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen gesamten Bundesstaat beziehungsweise sein gesamtes Gebiet betreffend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit |
Where the eye mixes bundesweit and bundesweite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bundesweit runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against bundesweite's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bundesweit with bundesweite
A purely visual mix-up. bundesweit ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯t]) and bundesweite ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə]) 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) - “bundesweit” sits inside “bundesweite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bundesweit is recorded at frequency rank #5,922, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯t]. bundesweite is at rank #18,503, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə].
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 24425, this pair ranks #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bundesweit vs bundesweite
Shared letters: bdeinstuw. Private to "bundesweit": -. Private to "bundesweite": -.
"bundesweit" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "bundesweite" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bundesweit ← bbundesweit · bnudesweit · budnesweit · bunddesweit · bundesewit · bundessweit · bundesweitt · bundesweti
- bundesweite ← bbundesweite · bnudesweite · budnesweite · bunddesweite · bundesewite · bundessweite · bundesweiet · bundesweitte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bundesweit" and "bundesweite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bundesweit" vs "bundesweite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bundesweit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bundesweite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bundesweit" and "bundesweite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bundesweite vs bundesweiter". 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 #1,847,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.