Bandscheibe

[ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə]

/[ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bandscheibe” is uncommon German (frequency #87,452 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,452
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausgleichsscheibe zwischen den Wirbeln der Wirbelsäule

Corpus desk

Index DE-bandscheibe · Bandscheibe · German

Bandscheibe · rank #87,452 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,452
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bankern

Nearest frequency peer: Bankern (+2 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 „Bandscheibe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bandscheibe
PropertyValue
HeadwordBandscheibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,452
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bandscheibe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bankern“ (#87,454), „Balkanhalbinsel“ (#87,449), „baufälligen“ (#87,455). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bandscheibe“ bei #87,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bandscheibe is uncommon German at frequency #87,452 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausgleichsscheibe zwischen den Wirbeln der Wirbelsäule".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bandscheibe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bandscheibe, spelled B-A-N-D-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausgleichsscheibe zwischen den Wirbeln der Wirbelsäule

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die 23 Bandscheiben der menschlichen Wirbelsäule setzen sich aus dem elastischen inneren Gallertkern (Nucleus pulposus) und dem äußeren Faserring (Anulus fibrosus) zusammen und fungieren als beweglicher Stoßdämpfer.
  2. Das einzige, das bei älteren Menschen noch vorfällt, sind die Bandscheiben.

Synonyms

Zwischenwirbelscheibe

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); 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 "Bandscheibe"?
"Bandscheibe" is spelled B-A-N-D-S-C-H-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə].
What does "Bandscheibe" mean?
As a noun, "Bandscheibe" means: Ausgleichsscheibe zwischen den Wirbeln der Wirbelsäule
How do you pronounce "Bandscheibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bandscheibe" is [ˈbantˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bandscheibe" come from?
"Bandscheibe" 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 "Bandscheibe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list