bundle
bun·dle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/noun, verb
bundle is spelled B-U-N-D-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bun·dle). It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bundle means “A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bundle is bundles.
How many letters and syllables are in bundle?
| Letters | 6: B-U-N-D-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bun·dle |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bundle?
Bundle appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bundle?
- /ˈbʌn.dl̩/
Bundle has 2 syllables, split bun·dle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bundle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bundle
- bundles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bundling participle, present
- bundled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bundle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
a bundle of straw or of paper
- 2
A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- 3
A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
This software bundle includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and two games.
- 4
informalA large amount, especially of money.
The inventor of that gizmo must have made a bundle.
- 5
A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- 6
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
- 7
A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
- 8
A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
verb
- 1
To tie or wrap together into a bundle.
- 2
To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- 3
To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.
- 4
To dress someone warmly.
- 5
To dress warmly. Usually bundle up
- 6
To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- 7
To hurry.
- 8
slangSynonym of dogpile: to form a pile of people upon a victim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bundle?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of bundle: bdl, bdle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bundle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faisceau, fagot , paquet , lier, enliasser , se dépêcher |
| German | Bündel , bündeln |
| Portuguese | fardo, trouxa , pacote, embrulho , enfardar , monte |
| Spanish | haz, atado, fajo, conjunto, gavilla, lío |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bundle come from?
From Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel or Old English byndele, byndelle (“a binding; tying; fastening with bands”); both from Proto-Germanic *bundil-, derivative of *bundą (“bundle”). Compare also bindle, Dutch bundel, German Bündel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).