Bund
German, noun/bʊnt/
Bund is spelled B-U-N-D (4 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written German, the 1,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bund is a German masculine noun meaning “alliance, federation, league” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun”.
What does Bund mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealliance, federation, league
- 2
masculinecovenant
- 3
masculinefret (of a guitar)
Gitarrenbund
- 4
masculinewaistband
noun
- 1
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculineneuterbunch
ein Bund Rosen
noun
- 1
masculinethe federal government of a federated nation (specifically of Germany, Austria or Switzerland; especially in contrast to the governments of the constituting states/cantons)
Bund und Länder
- 2
informalmasculineellipsis of Bundeswehr (“German army”)
Ich geh’ zum Bund.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun 2. höchste staatsrechtliche Ebene eines föderal organisierten Staates 3. hüftseitiges Ende, die Verstärkung an Kleidungsstücken 4. gegenseitige Verpflichtung von Gleichgesinnten
noun: 1. zusammengebundene Gegenstände
abbreviation: 1. Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bund
- Bundes genitive
- Bunds genitive
- Bünde plural
- Bunde dative singular
- Bünden dative definite plural
- Bunden dative definite plural
- Bündchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bund?
- /bʊnt/
- [bʊnt]
- [beːʔuːʔɛnˈdeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bund
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bund in German?
Bund appears 45 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).