How to Say "Guitar Fret" in German

Bund

/bʊnt/

The English phrase "guitar fret" is translated into German as Bund.

The term refers to the metal strip across the fingerboard of a guitar that marks the position of a specific note.

Which one should you use?

While Bund is the general noun for a fret, the specific compound noun Gitarrenbund is used to denote a guitar fret.

The plural form of Bund is Bünde.

/bʊnt/

The word Bund for a fret comes from the same root as the English word 'bind', as it describes something that 'binds' the fingerboard.
In German, you might encounter the word Bund in many unrelated contexts, such as a 'confederation' of states or a 'bundle' of sticks.
While Bund refers to the fret, the act of 'fretting' a note in German is often described as greifen, which means 'to grip' or 'to seize'.

Gitarrenbund
Guitar fret
This sentence shows the specific compound noun for the term Bund.
Wiktionary
Auf welchem Bund spielst du gerade?
On which fret are you playing right now?
Das Lied beginnt auf dem fünften Gitarrenbund
The song starts on the fifth guitar fret
Das Solo verwendet die letzten drei Bünde
The solo uses the last three guitar frets
Benutze den Kapodaster auf dem zweiten Bund, um den Ton zu erhöhen
Use the capo on the second fret to raise the pitch.
Ich habe das Lied auf dem fünften Bund gelernt
I learned the song on the fifth fret.
Einige Gitarren haben kleine Punkteinlagen auf jedem Bund
Some guitars have small dot inlays on every fret.
Der Bund an der Gitarre ist etwas hoch.
The fret on the guitar is a bit high.

Julia is teaching Julian how to play a chord on the guitar.

Julia

Setz deinen Finger in den zweiten Bund.
Put your finger in the second fret.
Julian

Meinst du diesen Bund hier?
Do you mean this fret here?
Julia

Ja, genau dieser Bund ist richtig.
Yes, exactly that fret is correct.
Julian

Danke, Julia, jetzt klingt es gut.
Thanks, Julia, now it sounds good.

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