Which to use
“gebündelt” and “gebunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,887
- “gebündelt” frequency rank
- #4,610
- “gebunden” frequency rank
- 31497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebündelt | gebunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bündeln | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs binden |
Where the eye mixes gebündelt and gebunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebündelt runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against gebunden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebündelt and gebunden
A purely visual mix-up. gebündelt ([ɡəˈbʏndl̩t]) and gebunden ([ɡəˈbʊndn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebündelt is recorded at frequency rank #26,887, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʏndl̩t]. gebunden is at rank #4,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʊndn̩].
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 31497, this pair ranks #1,726,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebündelt vs gebunden
Shared letters: bdegn. Private to "gebündelt": ltü. Private to "gebunden": u.
"gebündelt" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "gebunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebunden ← egbunden · gbeunden · gebbunden · gebnuden · gebudnen · gebundden · gebundenn · gebundne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebündelt" and "gebunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebündelt" or "gebunden" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebündelt" and "gebunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebündelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebündelt" and "gebunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebündelt vs gerundet". 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 #1,726,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.