RadesvsrundesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Rades is a noun, rundes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Rades and rundes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Rades
6 ch
rundes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • Radesardes · raddes · radess · radse · raeds · rdaes · rrades
  • rundesrnudes · rrundes · rudnes · runddes · rundess · rundse · runeds · runndes

Frequency comparison

Rades#49,184
rundes#34,891

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rades" and "rundes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Rades" is a noun and "rundes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Rades" or "rundes"?
"rundes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,891 in our German list, against #49,184 for "Rades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Rades vs rundes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Rades”; for an adjective, it's “rundes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Rades” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list