Bandit

[banˈdiːt]

/[banˈdiːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bandit” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,152
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbrecher, Straßenräuber, der meist einer kriminellen Gruppe angehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-bandit · Bandit · German

Bandit · rank #45,152 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,152
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bait

Nearest frequency peer: bait (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bandit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bandit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bandit vs bands
50% similar
Bandit vs Brandt
67% similar
Bandit vs bindet
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bandit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBandit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[banˈdiːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,152
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bandit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Banditliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bait“ (#45,151), „Bandmitglieder“ (#45,153), „Bahnsteige“ (#45,150). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bandit“ bei #45,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bandit (IPA [banˈdiːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,152 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verbrecher, Straßenräuber, der meist einer kriminellen Gruppe angehört".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bandit, with forms such as "abndit", "badnit", and "banddit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bands", "Brandt", "bindet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bandit, spelled B-A-N-D-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbrecher, Straßenräuber, der meist einer kriminellen Gruppe angehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „O schreiben Sie mir, selbst wenn Sie krank sein sollten; seitdem ich keinen Brief von Ihnen erhalten habe, seh ich nichts als Räuber und Banditen, die Sie überfallen und ermorden […] – o schreiben Sie mir ja sogleich, mir treten oft kalte Tränen des Entsetzens in die Augen.“
  2. „Die Banditen durchsuchen seinen Tornister und finden nichts als Bücher, trockenes Brot, harten Käse, zwei Hemden und ein Notizbuch.“

This word in other languages

bandit(English)bandido(Español)bandit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abndit
  • badnit
  • banddit
  • banditt
  • bandti
  • banidt
  • banndit
  • bbandit
  • bnadit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bandit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abndit2badnit2banddit1banditt1bandti2banidt2banndit1bbandit1
Edit distance from "Bandit"

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 "Bandit"?
"Bandit" is spelled B-A-N-D-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [banˈdiːt].
What does "Bandit" mean?
As a noun, "Bandit" means: Verbrecher, Straßenräuber, der meist einer kriminellen Gruppe angehört
What words are commonly confused with "Bandit"?
"Bandit" is commonly confused with "bands", "Brandt", "bindet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bandit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bandit" is [banˈdiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bandit" come from?
"Bandit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barnim#45,155blanca#45,183Bleche#45,184bucket#45,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Aufriss9 variantsbettelt9 variantsbrüllte9 variantschiffre9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list