BündnisvsBündnisseWhich spelling fits?

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

#4,968
“Bündnis” frequency rank
#29,981
“Bündnisse” frequency rank
34949
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bündnis Bündnisse
Definition Zusammenschluss von mehreren Parteien/Fraktionen/Personen, die ein gemeinsames Ziel verfolgen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bündnis

Where the eye mixes Bündnis and Bündnisse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Bündnis
9 ch
Bündnisse

Look-alike desk: Bündnis vs Bündnisse

A purely visual mix-up. Bündnis ([ˈbʏntnɪs]) and Bündnisse ([ˈbʏntnɪsə]) 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) - “Bündnis” sits inside “Bündnisse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bündnis is recorded at frequency rank #4,968, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪs]. Bündnisse is at rank #29,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪsə].

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 34949, this pair ranks #1,651,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Bündnis vs Bündnisse

Shared letters: bdinsü. Private to "Bündnis": -. Private to "Bündnisse": e.

"Bündnis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Bündnisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Bündnis" and "Bündnisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʏntnɪs] versus [ˈbʏntnɪsə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bündnis" or "Bündnisse"?
"Bündnis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,968 in our German list, against #29,981 for "Bündnisse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Bündnis" and "Bündnisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,651,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bündnis" and "Bündnisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bildnisse vs Bündnisse". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,651,559 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