Bundesamt

[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt]

/[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bundesamt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,301
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Bundesebene tätige Behörde

Corpus desk

Index DE-bundesamt · Bundesamt · German

Bundesamt · rank #7,301 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,301
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brian

Nearest frequency peer: Brian (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bundesamt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bundesamt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Bundesamt vs Bundesrat
78% similar
Bundesamt vs Bundesamts
90% similar
Bundesamt vs Bundesamtes
82% similar

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

Key facts for Bundesamt
PropertyValue
HeadwordBundesamt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,301
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bundesamt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bundesamtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brian“ (#7,300), „Bundesländer“ (#7,302), „boys“ (#7,299). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bundesamt“ bei #7,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bundesamt (IPA [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,301 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf Bundesebene tätige Behörde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bundesamt, with forms such as "bbundesamt", "bnudesamt", and "budnesamt". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bundesrat", "Bundesamts", "Bundesamtes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Bundesamt, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Bundesebene tätige Behörde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kontrolliert wird die Einhaltung der Regelungen des Verbraucherschutzes u. a. durch das Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung und das Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz.“
  2. „Damit Menschen nicht erst in der Notlage beginnen, ihre Habseligkeiten zu sortieren, empfiehlt das Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK), immer einen Notfallrucksack parat zu haben.“

Synonyms

Bundesbehörde

Antonyms

GemeindeamtKreisamtLandesamtStadtamt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbundesamt
  • bnudesamt
  • budnesamt
  • bunddesamt
  • bundeasmt
  • bundesammt
  • bundesamtt
  • bundesatm
  • bundesmat
  • bundessamt
  • bundseamt
  • bunedsamt
  • bunndesamt
  • ubndesamt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bundesamt - 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.

bbundesamt1bnudesamt2budnesamt2bunddesamt1bundeasmt2bundesammt1bundesamtt1bundesatm2
Edit distance from "Bundesamt"

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 "Bundesamt"?
"Bundesamt" is spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt].
What does "Bundesamt" mean?
As a noun, "Bundesamt" means: auf Bundesebene tätige Behörde
What words are commonly confused with "Bundesamt"?
"Bundesamt" is commonly confused with "Bundesrat", "Bundesamts", "Bundesamtes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bundesamt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bundesamt" is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bundesamt" come from?
"Bundesamt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

betreffen#7,296Besuchern#7,293entnehmen#7,310befragten#7,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

eingezogen14 variantsindischen14 variantsZeichnung14 variantswechselte14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list