Bündchen

[ˈbʏntçən]

/[ˈbʏntçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bündchen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,144 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,144
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abschluss eines Kleidungsstückes am Hals oder Ärmel

Key facts for Bündchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBündchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏntçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bündchen” 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). Bündchen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Bündchen is uncommon German at frequency #64,144 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʏntçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abschluss eines Kleidungsstückes am Hals oder Ärmel".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bündchen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bündchen, spelled B-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abschluss eines Kleidungsstückes am Hals oder Ärmel

Synonyms

BundSaumRandEinfassung

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 "Bündchen"?
"Bündchen" is spelled B-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏntçən].
What does "Bündchen" mean?
As a noun, "Bündchen" means: Abschluss eines Kleidungsstückes am Hals oder Ärmel
How do you pronounce "Bündchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bündchen" is [ˈbʏntçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bündchen" come from?
"Bündchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Bündchen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-Ü-N-D-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʏntçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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