Bandleader

[ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ]

/[ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bandleader” is uncommon German (frequency #58,594 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,594
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter einer Band

Corpus desk

Index DE-bandleader · Bandleader · German

Bandleader · rank #58,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,594
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Balzer

Nearest frequency peer: Balzer (-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 „Bandleader“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bandleader
PropertyValue
HeadwordBandleader
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bandleader“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bandleaderfällt 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: „Balzer“ (#58,593), „bannt“ (#58,595), „baldmöglichst“ (#58,592). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bandleader“ bei #58,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bandleader is uncommon German at frequency #58,594 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter einer Band".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bandleader in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bandleader, spelled B-A-N-D-L-E-A-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiter einer Band

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Orchesterduelle, die den Ruhm des Lokals ausmachen, sind eine obligatorische Station für Bandleader, die sich in Kennerkreisen einen Namen machen wollen.“
  2. „Folger mit seinem Akkordeon gab eigentlich die Melodie an, aber Hewlitt hatte die Gruppe zusammengestellt und bestand darauf, als Bandleader aufzutreten.“

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 "Bandleader"?
"Bandleader" is spelled B-A-N-D-L-E-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ].
What does "Bandleader" mean?
As a noun, "Bandleader" means: Leiter einer Band
How do you pronounce "Bandleader"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bandleader" is [ˈbɛntˌliːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bandleader" come from?
"Bandleader" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bairischen#58,591Badewasser#58,587Beckenrand#58,601Befriedung#58,605

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list