Bajonette

[ˌbajoˈnɛtə]

/[ˌbajoˈnɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bajonette” is uncommon German (frequency #93,991 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,991
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bajonett

Key facts for Bajonette
PropertyValue
HeadwordBajonette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌbajoˈnɛtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bajonette” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bajonette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bajonette is uncommon German at frequency #93,991 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌbajoˈnɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Bajonette has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bajonette, spelled B-A-J-O-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bajonett
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bajonett
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Bajonett
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Bajonett

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 "Bajonette"?
"Bajonette" is spelled B-A-J-O-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbajoˈnɛtə].
What does "Bajonette" mean?
As a noun, "Bajonette" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bajonett
How do you pronounce "Bajonette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bajonette" is [ˌbajoˈnɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bajonette" come from?
"Bajonette" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Bajonette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-J-O-N-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌbajoˈnɛtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list