BündnissevsBündnissesWhich spelling fits?

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

#29,981
“Bündnisse” frequency rank
#25,936
“Bündnisses” frequency rank
55917
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Bündnisse Bündnisses
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bündnis Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bündnis

Where the eye mixes Bündnisse and Bündnisses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bündnisse runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against Bündnisses's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Bündnisse
10 ch
Bündnisses

Look-alike desk: Bündnisse vs Bündnisses

A purely visual mix-up. Bündnisse ([ˈbʏntnɪsə]) and Bündnisses ([ˈbʏntnɪsəs]) 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) - “Bündnisse” sits inside “Bündnisses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Bündnisse is recorded at frequency rank #29,981, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪsə]. Bündnisses is at rank #25,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪsəs].

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 55917, this pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Bündnisse vs Bündnisses

Shared letters: bdeinsü. Private to "Bündnisse": -. Private to "Bündnisses": -.

"Bündnisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "Bündnisses" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Bündnisse" for "Bündnisses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbʏntnɪsə] versus [ˈbʏntnɪsəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Bündnisse" or "Bündnisses"?
"Bündnisses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,936 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Bündnisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Bündnisse" and "Bündnisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bildnisse vs Bündnisse". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #960,629 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