Bandgeschichte

[ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bandgeschichte” is uncommon German (frequency #88,676 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,676
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Geschichte einer Musikband

Corpus desk

Index DE-bandgeschichte · Bandgeschichte · German

Bandgeschichte · rank #88,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,676
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barcamp

Nearest frequency peer: Barcamp (+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 „Bandgeschichte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bandgeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordBandgeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bandgeschichte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Barcamp“ (#88,677), „Automobilbau“ (#88,673), „Autobahnausfahrt“ (#88,672). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bandgeschichte“ bei #88,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bandgeschichte is uncommon German at frequency #88,676 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Geschichte einer Musikband".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bandgeschichte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bandgeschichte, spelled B-A-N-D-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Geschichte einer Musikband

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bandgeschichte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Doch die Musiker verdienten ihre Millionen überwiegend durch Konzerte und nicht durch Plattenverkäufe. Die meiste Zeit ihrer drei Jahrzehnte umfassenden Bandgeschichte verbrachten die Rocker auf Tour. Bei ihren Shows verwandelten sie ihre typisch amerikanische und gitarrenlastige Rockmusik in langgezogene meisterhafte Improvisationen.“
  2. „Die Sisters haben in fast 30 Jahren Bandgeschichte gerade mal drei Longplayer zustande gebracht.“

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 "Bandgeschichte"?
"Bandgeschichte" is spelled B-A-N-D-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Bandgeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Bandgeschichte" means: die Geschichte einer Musikband
How do you pronounce "Bandgeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bandgeschichte" is [ˈbɛntɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bandgeschichte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list