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“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.

11 ch
bundesweite
12 ch
bundesweiten

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

  • bundesweitebbundesweite · bnudesweite · budnesweite · bunddesweite · bundesewite · bundessweite · bundesweiet · bundesweitte
  • bundesweitenbbundesweiten · bnudesweiten · budnesweiten · bunddesweiten · bundesewiten · bundessweiten · bundesweietn · bundesweitenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bundesweite" for "bundesweiten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bundesweite" vs "bundesweiten" - which ranks higher?
"bundesweiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,945 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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list