bambini

[bamˈbini]

/[bamˈbini]/ noun

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The verdict

“bambini” is uncommon German (frequency #73,279 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,279
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs bambino

Key facts for bambini
PropertyValue
Headwordbambini
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bamˈbini]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bambini” 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). bambini lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

bambini is uncommon German at frequency #73,279 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bamˈbini]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs bambino".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bambini, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bambini, spelled B-A-M-B-I-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs bambino

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 "bambini"?
"bambini" is spelled B-A-M-B-I-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is [bamˈbini].
What does "bambini" mean?
As a noun, "bambini" means: Plural des Substantivs bambino
How do you pronounce "bambini"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bambini" is [bamˈbini]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bambini" come from?
"bambini" 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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Using “bambini”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-M-B-I-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bamˈbini] (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

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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