Which to use
“bundesweit” and “bundesweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,922
- “bundesweit” frequency rank
- #16,945
- “bundesweiten” frequency rank
- 22867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bundesweit | bundesweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen gesamten Bundesstaat beziehungsweise sein gesamtes Gebiet betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit |
Where the eye mixes bundesweit and bundesweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bundesweit runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against bundesweiten's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bundesweit with bundesweiten
A purely visual mix-up. bundesweit ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯t]) and bundesweiten ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bundesweit” sits inside “bundesweiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22867, 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]. bundesweiten is at rank #16,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tn̩].
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 22867, this pair ranks #1,868,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bundesweit vs bundesweiten
Shared letters: bdeinstuw. Private to "bundesweit": -. Private to "bundesweiten": -.
"bundesweit" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "bundesweiten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bundesweit ← bbundesweit · bnudesweit · budnesweit · bunddesweit · bundesewit · bundessweit · bundesweitt · bundesweti
- bundesweiten ← bbundesweiten · bnudesweiten · budnesweiten · bunddesweiten · bundesewiten · bundessweiten · bundesweietn · bundesweitenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bundesweit" for "bundesweiten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bundesweit" or "bundesweiten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bundesweit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bundesweiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bundesweit" and "bundesweiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bundesweiten 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 #1,868,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.