Which to use
“bund” and “bundle” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,229
- “bund” frequency rank
- #7,890
- “bundle” frequency rank
- 47119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bund | bundle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. | A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying. |
Where the eye mixes bund and bundle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bund and bundle
A purely visual mix-up. bund (/bʊnd/) and bundle (/ˈbʌn.dl̩/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bund” sits inside “bundle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bund is recorded at frequency rank #39,229, classified as anoun, pronounced /bʊnd/. bundle is at rank #7,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbʌn.dl̩/.
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 47119, this pair ranks #205,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bund vs bundle
Shared letters: bdnu. Private to "bund": -. Private to "bundle": el.
"bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bundle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bund" for "bundle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bund" vs "bundle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bund" and "bundle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bundle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,399 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bund" and "bundle" 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 #205,399 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.