Bandlaufwerk
[ˈbantlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Bandlaufwerk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur Speicherung von Daten auf Magnetbändern
Corpus desk
Index DE-bandlaufwerk · Bandlaufwerk · German
Bandlaufwerk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bandlaufwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbantlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bandlaufwerk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bandlaufwerk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbantlaʊ̯fˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Bandlaufwerk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bandlaufwerk, spelled B-A-N-D-L-A-U-F-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Gerät zur Speicherung von Daten auf Magnetbändern
- 2Fahrwerk mit Bändern / Ketten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bandlaufwerk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Computermuseum sah er mehrere Bandlaufwerke aus den 1950er und 1960er Jahren.
„An allen vier Bandlaufwerken des Traktors sorgen ein Antriebsrad mit 11 % größerem Durchmesser und eine 5 % längere Gummikette – im Vergleich zu aktuellen den Quadtrac-Modellen – für eine längere Lebensdauer der Kette.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.