bunt

[bʊnt]

/[bʊnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“bunt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,284
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viele Farben nebeneinander aufweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-bunt · bunt · German

bunt · rank #6,284 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,284
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesland

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesland (-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 „bunt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bunt“ 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).

bunt vs Bus
25% similar
bunt vs but
75% similar
bunt vs buy
50% similar

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

Key facts for bunt
PropertyValue
Headwordbunt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʊnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,284
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bunt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).buntliegt 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: „Bundesland“ (#6,283), „bunte“ (#6,285), „BTW“ (#6,282). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bunt“ bei #6,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bunt (IPA [bʊnt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,284 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bunt, with forms such as "bbunt", "bnut", and "bunnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "but", "buy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bunt, spelled B-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    viele Farben nebeneinander aufweisend
  2. 2
    voller Ereignisse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Maskeraden ergaben ein buntes Bild.
  2. Was klingt besser: "ein bunter Blumenstrauß" oder "ein farbiger Blumenstrauß"? Die meisten von uns würden wahrscheinlich für den bunten Strauß plädieren. Farbig ist ein Strauß sowieso.

Synonyms

mehrfarbigverschiedenfarbigvielfarbigabwechslungsreichereignisreichfacettenreich

Antonyms

einfarbigunbunteintöniglangweilig

This word in other languages

colourful(English)colorido(Español)bariolé(Français)colorido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbunt
  • bnut
  • bunnt
  • buntt
  • butn
  • ubnt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbunt1bnut2bunnt1buntt1butn2ubnt2
Edit distance from "bunt"

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 "bunt"?
"bunt" is spelled B-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊnt].
What does "bunt" mean?
As an adjective, "bunt" means: viele Farben nebeneinander aufweisend
What words are commonly confused with "bunt"?
"bunt" is commonly confused with "Bus", "but", "buy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bunt" is [bʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bunt" come from?
"bunt" 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 "bunt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bass#6,275fakt#6,295Genf#6,301Andy#6,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Kopie6 variantsSaudi6 variantsRasse6 variantsTasse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list