Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "Bündnis" or "Bündnisse"?
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.