Bunge

[ˈbʊŋə]

/[ˈbʊŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bunge” is uncommon German (frequency #73,339 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,339
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine schlauchartige Fischreuse aus Netzwerk mit trichterförmiger Öffnung an beiden Enden

Corpus desk

Index DE-bunge · Bunge · German

Bunge · rank #73,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,339
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesautobahn

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesautobahn (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bunge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bunge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bunge
PropertyValue
HeadwordBunge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊŋə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bunge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bungefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bundesautobahn“ (#73,337), „Burgos“ (#73,341), „Bulimie“ (#73,336). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bunge“ bei #73,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bunge is uncommon German at frequency #73,339 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Bunge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bunge, spelled B-U-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine schlauchartige Fischreuse aus Netzwerk mit trichterförmiger Öffnung an beiden Enden
  2. 2
    eine Gattung innerhalb der Familie Primelgewächse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Bunge eignet sich sehr gut zum Fang von Krebsen.
  2. In den Teichen fischt man auch wohl mit Bungen und Kessern, oder kleinen beutelförmigen, am Ende einer langen Stange ausgespannten Netzen.

Synonyms

BollreuseTrommelreuse

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 "Bunge"?
"Bunge" is spelled B-U-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊŋə].
What does "Bunge" mean?
As a noun, "Bunge" means: kleine schlauchartige Fischreuse aus Netzwerk mit trichterförmiger Öffnung an beiden Enden
How do you pronounce "Bunge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bunge" is [ˈbʊŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bunge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list