Bundeswehr

[ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]

/[ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bundeswehr” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,705
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ihre Verwaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-bundeswehr · Bundeswehr · German

Bundeswehr · rank #2,705 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,705
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Botschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Botschaft (-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 „Bundeswehr“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bundeswehr“ 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).

Bundeswehr vs bundesweit
70% similar
Bundeswehr vs Bundesheer
80% similar

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

Key facts for Bundeswehr
PropertyValue
HeadwordBundeswehr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,705
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bundeswehr“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bundeswehrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Botschaft“ (#2,704), „CD“ (#2,706), „beschlossen“ (#2,703). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bundeswehr“ bei #2,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Bundeswehr (IPA [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,705 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ihre Verwaltung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bundeswehr, with forms such as "bbundeswehr", "bnudeswehr", and "budneswehr". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bundesweit", "Bundesheer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bundeswehr, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-W-E-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ihre Verwaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bundeswehr untersteht dem Verteidigungsminister.
  2. „Die Aufgaben der Bundeswehr, die im Rahmen von UNIFIL mit einem robusten Mandat ausgestattet ist, sind Aufklärung und Kontrolle der Seewege sowie die Umleitung von Schiffen im Verdachtsfall.“

Synonyms

BarrasBund

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbundeswehr
  • bnudeswehr
  • budneswehr
  • bunddeswehr
  • bundesewhr
  • bundesswehr
  • bundeswehhr
  • bundeswehrr
  • bundeswerh
  • bundeswher
  • bundeswwehr
  • bundewsehr
  • bundsewehr
  • bunedswehr
  • bunndeswehr
  • ubndeswehr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bundeswehr - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbundeswehr1bnudeswehr2budneswehr2bunddeswehr1bundesewhr2bundesswehr1bundeswehhr1bundeswehrr1
Edit distance from "Bundeswehr"

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 "Bundeswehr"?
"Bundeswehr" is spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-W-E-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯].
What does "Bundeswehr" mean?
As a noun, "Bundeswehr" means: die Streitkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ihre Verwaltung
What words are commonly confused with "Bundeswehr"?
"Bundeswehr" is commonly confused with "bundesweit", "Bundesheer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bundeswehr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bundeswehr" is [ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bundeswehr" come from?
"Bundeswehr" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

einerseits#2,708verhindert#2,695Initiative#2,729produziert#2,737

Similar misspelling depth

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

Erinnerungen16 variantsinformieren16 variantsNachfolger16 variantsWashington16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list