Which to use
“bund” and “bunks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,229
- “bund” frequency rank
- #45,249
- “bunks” frequency rank
- 84478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bund | bunks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A league or confederacy; especially the confederation of German states. | plural of bunk |
Where the eye mixes bund and bunks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bund runs 4 letters (CVCC) against bunks's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bund with bunks
A purely visual mix-up. bund (/bʊnd/) and bunks (/bʌŋks/) 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 84478, 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/. bunks is at rank #45,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bʌŋks/.
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 84478, this pair ranks #12,017 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bund vs bunks
Shared letters: bnu. Private to "bund": d. Private to "bunks": ks.
"bund" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bunks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bund" for "bunks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bund" vs "bunks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bund" and "bunks" 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 "bunks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,017 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bund" and "bunks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bung vs bunks". 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 #12,017 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.