Which to use
“bled” is a verb and “bund” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,011
- “bled” frequency rank
- #39,229
- “bund” frequency rank
- 61240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bled | bund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of bleed | A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. |
Where the eye mixes bled and bund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bled vs bund
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bled is /ˈblɛd/ while bund is /bʊnd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bled is recorded at frequency rank #22,011, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈblɛd/. bund is at rank #39,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bʊnd/.
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 61240, this pair ranks #95,378 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bled vs bund
Shared letters: bd. Private to "bled": el. Private to "bund": nu.
"bled" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bled" and "bund" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bled" vs "bund" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "bled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,378 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bled" and "bund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bendy vs bund". 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 #95,378 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.