Bundesland

[ˈbʊndəsˌlant]

/[ˈbʊndəsˌlant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bundesland” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,283
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Bezeichnung für die Gliedstaaten, territoriale Verwaltungseinheiten Deutschlands und Österreichs

Corpus desk

Index DE-bundesland · Bundesland · German

Bundesland · rank #6,283 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,283
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BTW

Nearest frequency peer: BTW (-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 „Bundesland“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bundesland“ 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).

Bundesland vs Bundesländer
75% similar
Bundesland vs Bundeslandes
83% similar
Bundesland vs Bundesbank
80% similar

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

Key facts for Bundesland
PropertyValue
HeadwordBundesland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊndəsˌlant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,283
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bundesland“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bundeslandliegt 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: „BTW“ (#6,282), „bunt“ (#6,284), „bitter“ (#6,281). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bundesland“ bei #6,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Bundesland (IPA [ˈbʊndəsˌlant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,283 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Bezeichnung für die Gliedstaaten, territoriale Verwaltungseinheiten Deutschlands und Österreichs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bundesland, with forms such as "bbundesland", "bnudesland", and "budnesland". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bundesländer", "Bundeslandes", "Bundesbank", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bundesland, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bezeichnung für die Gliedstaaten, territoriale Verwaltungseinheiten Deutschlands und Österreichs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hauptstadt des Bundeslandes Niedersachsen ist Hannover.
  2. „Selbst in den Bundesländern wird inzwischen indirekt eingeräumt, dass die Bahn in der Vergangenheit großzügig bedacht wurde.“

Synonyms

FreistaatStadtstaatLand

This word in other languages

state(English)estado(Español)land(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbundesland
  • bnudesland
  • budnesland
  • bunddesland
  • bundelsand
  • bundesalnd
  • bundesladn
  • bundeslandd
  • bundeslannd
  • bundeslland
  • bundeslnad
  • bundessland
  • bundseland
  • bunedsland
  • bunndesland
  • ubndesland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbundesland1bnudesland2budnesland2bunddesland1bundelsand2bundesalnd2bundesladn2bundeslandd1
Edit distance from "Bundesland"

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 "Bundesland"?
"Bundesland" is spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊndəsˌlant].
What does "Bundesland" mean?
As a noun, "Bundesland" means: die Bezeichnung für die Gliedstaaten, territoriale Verwaltungseinheiten Deutschlands und Österreichs
What words are commonly confused with "Bundesland"?
"Bundesland" is commonly confused with "Bundesländer", "Bundeslandes", "Bundesbank". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bundesland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bundesland" is [ˈbʊndəsˌlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bundesland" come from?
"Bundesland" 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 "Bundesland", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einleitung#6,288ausdrücken#6,272angeschaut#6,267Zigaretten#6,261

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Anwesenheit16 variantsVermittlung16 variantsverarbeitet16 variantsKünstlerin16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list