Bandage
[banˈdaːʒə]
The verdict
“Bandage” is uncommon German (frequency #86,232 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,232
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bandage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [banˈdaːʒə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bandage” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bandage is uncommon German at frequency #86,232 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [banˈdaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Bandage has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Bandage, spelled B-A-N-D-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
- 2Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
- 3Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
- 4Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
- 5Umhüllung aus weichen, elastischen Stoffstücken, mit denen Körperteile eingewickelt werden
- 6im übertragenen Sinne zu^([1b]): Mittel
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 "Bandage"?
What does "Bandage" mean?
How do you pronounce "Bandage"?
What language does "Bandage" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Bandage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-N-D-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [banˈdaːʒə] (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.