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“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.

10 ch
bundesweit
11 ch
bundesweite

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

  • bundesweitbbundesweit · bnudesweit · budnesweit · bunddesweit · bundesewit · bundessweit · bundesweitt · bundesweti
  • bundesweitebbundesweite · bnudesweite · budnesweite · bunddesweite · bundesewite · bundessweite · bundesweiet · bundesweitte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bundesweit" and "bundesweite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯t] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bundesweit" vs "bundesweite" - which ranks higher?
"bundesweit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,922 in our German list, against #18,503 for "bundesweite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list