Bankdrücken

[ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩]

/[ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Bankdrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #67,012 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,012
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übung, bei der eine Person auf dem Rücken auf einer Bank liegend eine Hantel stemmt; Teildisziplin des Kraftdreikampfs

Corpus desk

Index DE-bankdrucken · Bankdrücken · German

Bankdrücken · rank #67,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,012
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bams

Nearest frequency peer: bams (-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 „Bankdrücken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bankdrücken
PropertyValue
HeadwordBankdrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bankdrücken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bankdrückenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bams“ (#67,011), „barbarische“ (#67,013), „Autohäuser“ (#67,010). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bankdrücken“ bei #67,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bankdrücken is uncommon German at frequency #67,012 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Übung, bei der eine Person auf dem Rücken auf einer Bank liegend eine Hantel stemmt; Teildisziplin des Kraftdreikampfs".

Bankdrücken has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Bankdrücken, spelled B-A-N-K-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übung, bei der eine Person auf dem Rücken auf einer Bank liegend eine Hantel stemmt; Teildisziplin des Kraftdreikampfs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] Beim Bankdrücken werden Gewichte gestemmt […].
  2. „Ich möchte eine breitere Brust. Dann mache ich Bankdrücken. Ich pass mein Training meinen Trainingszielen an.“

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 "Bankdrücken"?
"Bankdrücken" is spelled B-A-N-K-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩].
What does "Bankdrücken" mean?
As a noun, "Bankdrücken" means: Übung, bei der eine Person auf dem Rücken auf einer Bank liegend eine Hantel stemmt; Teildisziplin des Kraftdreikampfs
How do you pronounce "Bankdrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bankdrücken" is [ˈbaŋkˌdʁʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bankdrücken" come from?
"Bankdrücken" 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 "Bankdrücken", 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