bahnte

[ˈbaːntə]

/[ˈbaːntə]/ verb

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The verdict

“bahnte” is uncommon German (frequency #66,017 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,017
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bahnte · bahnte · German

bahnte · rank #66,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,017
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baht

Nearest frequency peer: Baht (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bahnte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bahnte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bahnte
PropertyValue
Headwordbahnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbaːntə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bahnte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bahntefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Baht“ (#66,018), „Bagel“ (#66,015), „Azad“ (#66,014). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bahnte“ bei #66,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bahnte is uncommon German at frequency #66,017 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbaːntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

bahnte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bahnte, spelled B-A-H-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bahnte"?
"bahnte" is spelled B-A-H-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːntə].
What does "bahnte" mean?
As a verb, "bahnte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bahnen
How do you pronounce "bahnte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bahnte" is [ˈbaːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bahnte" come from?
"bahnte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bahnte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

banque#66,021beengt#66,026Beläge#66,035Bezugs#66,049

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list