Which to use
“bends” and “buns” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,494
- “bends” frequency rank
- #17,311
- “buns” frequency rank
- 35805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bends | buns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bend | plural of bun |
Where the eye mixes bends and buns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bends and buns
A purely visual mix-up. bends (/bɛndz/) and buns (/bʌnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bends is recorded at frequency rank #18,494, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɛndz/. buns is at rank #17,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bʌnz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35805, this pair ranks #308,765 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bends vs buns
Shared letters: bns. Private to "bends": de. Private to "buns": u.
"bends" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "buns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bends" for "buns" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bends" or "buns"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bends" and "buns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "buns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,765 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bends" and "buns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bends vs bendy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #308,765 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.