Bajonett

[ˌbajoˈnɛt]

/[ˌbajoˈnɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bajonett” is uncommon German (frequency #57,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,690
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stoßwaffe mit Stahlklinge, die auf einen Gewehrschaft aufgesteckt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-bajonett · Bajonett · German

Bajonett · rank #57,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,690
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH auszulassen

Nearest frequency peer: auszulassen (-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 „Bajonett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bajonett
PropertyValue
HeadwordBajonett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌbajoˈnɛt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bajonett“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bajonettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auszulassen“ (#57,689), „Bankkonten“ (#57,691), „barre“ (#57,692). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bajonett“ bei #57,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bajonett is uncommon German at frequency #57,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌbajoˈnɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stoßwaffe mit Stahlklinge, die auf einen Gewehrschaft aufgesteckt wird".

Bajonett doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Bajonett, spelled B-A-J-O-N-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stoßwaffe mit Stahlklinge, die auf einen Gewehrschaft aufgesteckt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bajonett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er wurde mit dem Bajonett erstochen.
  2. „Aufgeregt hält er Ausschau und sieht einige Männer über die Brustwehr springen, während sie das Bajonett vorstrecken wie Stabhochspringer, die sich mit dem Stab der Latte nähern.“

Synonyms

SeitengewehrPlempe

This word in other languages

bayonet(English)bayoneta(Español)baïonnette(Français)

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 "Bajonett"?
"Bajonett" is spelled B-A-J-O-N-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbajoˈnɛt].
What does "Bajonett" mean?
As a noun, "Bajonett" means: eine Stoßwaffe mit Stahlklinge, die auf einen Gewehrschaft aufgesteckt wird
How do you pronounce "Bajonett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bajonett" is [ˌbajoˈnɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bajonett" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Baugrube#57,694Bethmann#57,709biblisch#57,714bitteres#57,718

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list