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“bundesweite” and “bundesweiter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,503
“bundesweite” frequency rank
#48,032
“bundesweiter” frequency rank
66535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bundesweite bundesweiter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bundesweit

Where the eye mixes bundesweite and bundesweiter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. bundesweite runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVVCV) against bundesweiter's 12 (CVCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
bundesweite
12 ch
bundesweiter

Why the eye confuses bundesweite with bundesweiter

A purely visual mix-up. bundesweite ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə]) and bundesweiter ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tɐ]) 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 “bundesweiter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66535, 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]. bundesweiter is at rank #48,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tɐ].

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 66535, this pair ranks #569,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bundesweite vs bundesweiter

Shared letters: bdeinstuw. Private to "bundesweite": -. Private to "bundesweiter": r.

"bundesweite" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV  ·  "bundesweiter" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bundesweite ← bbundesweite · bnudesweite · budnesweite · bunddesweite · bundesewite · bundessweite · bundesweiet · bundesweitte
  • bundesweiter ← bbundesweiter · bnudesweiter · budnesweiter · bunddesweiter · bundesewiter · bundessweiter · bundesweietr · bundesweiterr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bundesweite" for "bundesweiter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tə] versus [ˈbʊndəsˌvaɪ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bundesweite" or "bundesweiter"?
"bundesweite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,503 in our German list, against #48,032 for "bundesweiter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bundesweite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bundesweiter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #569,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bundesweite" and "bundesweiter" 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 #569,966 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