Banausen

[baˈnaʊ̯zn̩]

/[baˈnaʊ̯zn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Banausen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,996 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,996
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Banause

Corpus desk

Index DE-banausen · Banausen · German

Banausen · rank #89,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,996
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH banaler

Nearest frequency peer: banaler (-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 „Banausen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Banausen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBanausen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈnaʊ̯zn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Banausen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „banaler“ (#89,995), „Bandwurm“ (#89,997), „Bausparverträge“ (#89,998). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Banausen“ bei #89,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Banausen is uncommon German at frequency #89,996 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈnaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Banausen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 Banausen, spelled B-A-N-A-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Banause
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Banause
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Banause
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Banause
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Banause
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Banause
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Banause

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 "Banausen"?
"Banausen" is spelled B-A-N-A-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈnaʊ̯zn̩].
What does "Banausen" mean?
As a noun, "Banausen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Banause
How do you pronounce "Banausen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Banausen" is [baˈnaʊ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Banausen" come from?
"Banausen" 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 "Banausen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bandwurm#89,997Autarkie#89,983aussagte#89,978betörend#90,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list