RundevsrundesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“Runde” is a noun and “rundes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,040
“Runde” frequency rank
#34,891
“rundes” frequency rank
35931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Runde rundes
Definition das Absolvieren eines Weges, der wieder an seinen Ausgangspunkt zurückkehrt Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rund

Where the eye mixes Runde and rundes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Runde
6 ch
rundes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Runde is [ˈʁʊndə] while rundes is [ˈʁʊndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Runde” sits inside “rundes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Runde is recorded at frequency rank #1,040, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁʊndə]. 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 35931, this pair ranks #1,628,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Runde vs rundes

Shared letters: denru. Private to "Runde": -. Private to "rundes": s.

"Runde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rundes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rundernude · rrunde · rudne · rundde · runed · runnde · urnde
  • rundesrnudes · rrundes · rudnes · runddes · rundess · rundse · runeds · runndes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Runde" and "rundes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Runde" is a noun and "rundes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Runde" or "rundes"?
"Runde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,040 in our German list, against #34,891 for "rundes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Runde" and "rundes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Runde" 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 #1,628,041 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Runde" and "rundes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs rundes". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list