Bankautomat
[ˈbaŋkʔaʊ̯toˌmaːt]
The verdict
“Bankautomat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geldausgabeautomat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bankautomat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaŋkʔaʊ̯toˌmaːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bankautomat” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bankautomat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaŋkʔaʊ̯toˌmaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geldausgabeautomat".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bankautomat in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bankautomat, spelled B-A-N-K-A-U-T-O-M-A-T.
Definition
- 1Geldausgabeautomat
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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.
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Using “Bankautomat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-N-K-A-U-T-O-M-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaŋkʔaʊ̯toˌmaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.