Which to use
“Rades” is a noun and “rundes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,184
- “Rades” frequency rank
- #34,891
- “rundes” frequency rank
- 84075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rades | rundes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rad | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rund |
Where the eye mixes Rades and rundes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rades runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rundes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Rades vs rundes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rades is [ˈʁaːdəs] while rundes is [ˈʁʊndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rades is recorded at frequency rank #49,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdəs]. rundes is at rank #34,891, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁʊndəs].
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 84075, this pair ranks #129,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rades vs rundes
Shared letters: ders. Private to "Rades": a. Private to "rundes": nu.
"Rades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rades" for "rundes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Rades" or "rundes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Rades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rundes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rades" and "rundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Ramen". 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 #129,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.