Which to use
“bundesweite” and “bundesweiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,503
- “bundesweite” frequency rank
- #16,945
- “bundesweiten” frequency rank
- 35448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bundesweite | bundesweiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit |
Where the eye mixes bundesweite and bundesweiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. bundesweite runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCV) against bundesweiten's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bundesweite vs bundesweiten
A purely visual mix-up. bundesweite ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “bundesweite” sits inside “bundesweiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bundesweite is recorded at frequency rank #18,503, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə]. 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 35448, this pair ranks #1,639,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bundesweite vs bundesweiten
Shared letters: bdeinstuw. Private to "bundesweite": -. Private to "bundesweiten": -.
"bundesweite" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV · "bundesweiten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bundesweite ← bbundesweite · bnudesweite · budnesweite · bunddesweite · bundesewite · bundessweite · bundesweiet · bundesweitte
- bundesweiten ← bbundesweiten · bnudesweiten · budnesweiten · bunddesweiten · bundesewiten · bundessweiten · bundesweietn · bundesweitenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bundesweite" for "bundesweiten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bundesweite" vs "bundesweiten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bundesweite" and "bundesweiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bundesweite" 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 #1,639,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bundesweite" and "bundesweiten" 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 #1,639,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.