Bund

[bʊnt]

/[bʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bund” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,872 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,872
frequency rank, German
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Bund vs Bus
50% similar
Bund vs but
25% similar
Bund vs buy
25% similar

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

Key facts for Bund
PropertyValue
HeadwordBund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʊnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,872
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bund” 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). Bund 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 Bund is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʊnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,872 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 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 Bund, with forms such as "bbund", "bnud", and "budn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "but", "buy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bund, spelled B-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun
  2. 2
    höchste staatsrechtliche Ebene eines föderal organisierten Staates
  3. 3
    hüftseitiges Ende, die Verstärkung an Kleidungsstücken
  4. 4
    gegenseitige Verpflichtung von Gleichgesinnten
  5. 5
    Verstärkung am Ende eines Rohres
  6. 6
    juristischer Zusammenschluss
  7. 7
    Bund eines Buches, Buchbindung
  8. 8
    soziologische Kategorie
  9. 9
    Erhebungen im Griffbrett bei Zupf- und Saiteninstrumenten zur Veränderung der Tonhöhen
  10. 10
    ein Bündel; etwas, das zusammengebunden oder zusammengeschnürt ist
  11. 11
    altes Maß, Maßeinheit für Tafelglas
  12. 12
    gebräuchliche Kurzform für Bundeswehr
  13. 13
    Metallband (meist Flachmaterial) zum festen Verbinden von Metallstäben.

Synonyms

AllianzLigaStaatenbundUnionBundesverwaltungFöderationEhrenwortEidGelöbnisSchwurBündnisKoalitionVereinigungSaitenbundBündelBallenBuschenStrauß

Antonyms

LandStadtKreisGemeinde

This word in other languages

federation(English)confederación(Español)union(Français)federação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbund,bnud,budn,bundd,bunnd,ubnd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bund - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbund1bnud2budn2bundd1bunnd1ubnd2
Edit distance from "Bund"

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 "Bund"?
"Bund" is spelled B-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊnt].
What does "Bund" mean?
As a noun, "Bund" means: eine Gruppe von souveränen Staaten, die sich für eine gemeinsame (Teil-)Politik zusammentun
What words are commonly confused with "Bund"?
"Bund" is commonly confused with "Bus", "but", "buy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bund" is [bʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bund" come from?
"Bund" 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 “Bund”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bus” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bund vs Bus
  • 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