Bandoneon
[banˈdoːneɔn]
The verdict
“Bandoneon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein wechseltöniges Handzuginstrument mit viereckigem Gehäuse, das sowohl auf der Bass- als auch auf der Diskantseite Knöpfe besitzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-bandoneon · Bandoneon · German
Bandoneon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Bandoneon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [banˈdoːneɔn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bandoneon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bandoneon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [banˈdoːneɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein wechseltöniges Handzuginstrument mit viereckigem Gehäuse, das sowohl auf der Bass- als auch auf der Diskantseite Knöpfe besitzt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bandoneon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bandoneon, spelled B-A-N-D-O-N-E-O-N.
Definition
- 1ein wechseltöniges Handzuginstrument mit viereckigem Gehäuse, das sowohl auf der Bass- als auch auf der Diskantseite Knöpfe besitzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bandoneon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu einem argentinischem Tango gehört einfach ein Bandoneon.
In Argentinien ist das Bandoneon durch den "Tango Argentino" zu einem wahren Volksinstrument geworden.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.