bond

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The verdict

“bond” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,995 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,995
frequency rank, German
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Rechtswesen ein Beweis in Form einer Urkunde mit Vereinbarungen für eine langfristige Schuld, durch die der Aussteller (Darlehensnehmer) bei Fälligkeit zur Zahlung von Zinsen und zur Rückzahlung...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bond vs Bot
25% similar
bond vs Box
25% similar
bond vs boy
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bond
PropertyValue
Headwordbond
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,995
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bond” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bond lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bond is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,995 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bond, with forms such as "bbond", "bnod", and "bodn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bot", "Box", "boy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bond, spelled B-O-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Rechtswesen ein Beweis in Form einer Urkunde mit Vereinbarungen für eine langfristige Schuld, durch die der Aussteller (Darlehensnehmer) bei Fälligkeit zur Zahlung von Zinsen und zur Rückzahlung des Darlehens verpflichtet ist
  2. 2
    eine Urkunde, die zur Zahlung eines bestimmten Geldbetrages oder Erfüllung eines Vertrages verpflichtet
  3. 3
    eine physikalische Verbindung zur Fesselung
  4. 4
    eine emotionale Verbindung
  5. 5
    in der Chemie eine Verbindung oder Kraft zwischen benachbarten Atomen in einem Molekül
  6. 6
    eine verbindliche Vereinbarung
  7. 7
    ein als Kaution oder Bürgschaft gezahlter Geldbetrag
  8. 8
    jede verbindende oder verklebende Kraft oder Material
  9. 9
    im Bauwesen eine spezielle Form des Mauerns
  10. 10
    in Schottland eine Hypothek

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbond,bnod,bodn,bondd,bonnd,obnd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bond - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbond1bnod2bodn2bondd1bonnd1obnd2
Edit distance from "bond"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bond"?
"bond" is spelled B-O-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "bond" mean?
As a noun, "bond" means: im Rechtswesen ein Beweis in Form einer Urkunde mit Vereinbarungen für eine langfristige Schuld, durch die der Aussteller (Darlehensnehmer) bei Fälligkeit zur Zahlung von Zinsen und zur Rückzahlung...
What words are commonly confused with "bond"?
"bond" is commonly confused with "Bot", "Box", "boy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bond"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bond" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bond" come from?
"bond" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bond”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bot” - see the side-by-side comparison. bond vs Bot
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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