bond

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The verdict

“bond” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,995
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-bond · bond · German

bond · rank #8,995 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,995
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beta

Nearest frequency peer: Beta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “bond”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “bond” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Wo “bond” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bondliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Beta“ (#8,994), „car“ (#8,996), „bestritten“ (#8,993). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bond (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,995 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.
  2. The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bond", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "bond". Here's where to go from here.

  • "bond" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Bot". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #8,995 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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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