banda

[ˈbanda]

/[ˈbanda]/ noun

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The verdict

“banda” is uncommon German (frequency #72,191 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,191
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seite

Corpus desk

Index DE-banda · banda · German

banda · rank #72,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,191
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bammel

Nearest frequency peer: Bammel (-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 „banda“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for banda
PropertyValue
Headwordbanda
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbanda]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „banda“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bammel“ (#72,190), „Bandbreiten“ (#72,192), „Baldur“ (#72,189). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „banda“ bei #72,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

banda is uncommon German at frequency #72,191 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbanda]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for banda, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is banda, spelled B-A-N-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seite
  2. 2
    Schiffseite, Schiffsflanke
  3. 3
    Flügel, Tür

Synonyms

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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 "banda"?
"banda" is spelled B-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbanda].
What does "banda" mean?
As a noun, "banda" means: Seite
How do you pronounce "banda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banda" is [ˈbanda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banda" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basin#72,198Beata#72,206belly#72,214Assam#72,163

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list