Which to use
“brunt” and “bund” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,687
- “brunt” frequency rank
- #39,229
- “bund” frequency rank
- 63916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brunt | bund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. | A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. |
Where the eye mixes brunt and bund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. brunt runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against bund's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses brunt with bund
A purely visual mix-up. brunt (/bɹʌnt/) and bund (/bʊnd/) 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 63916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brunt is recorded at frequency rank #24,687, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɹʌnt/. 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 63916, this pair ranks #80,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brunt vs bund
Shared letters: bnu. Private to "brunt": rt. Private to "bund": d.
"brunt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brunt" for "bund" ever safe?
Frequency check: "brunt" vs "bund" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brunt" 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 #80,407 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brunt" 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 #80,407 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.