Which to use
“round” and “rund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,751
- “round” frequency rank
- #460
- “rund” frequency rank
- 22211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | round | rund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rund (kreisförmig) | kreisförmig (eben) |
Where the eye mixes round and rund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses round with rund
A purely visual mix-up. round ([raʊnd]) and rund ([ʁʊnt]) 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 22211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
round is recorded at frequency rank #21,751, classified as anadj, pronounced [raʊnd]. rund is at rank #460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁʊnt].
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 22211, this pair ranks #1,876,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of round vs rund
Shared letters: dnru. Private to "round": o. Private to "rund": -.
"round" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "rund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "round" and "rund" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "round" or "rund" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "round" and "rund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "round" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "round" and "rund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rouen vs round". 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 #1,876,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.