Bankenkrise

[ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə]

/[ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Bankenkrise” is uncommon German (frequency #54,357 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,357
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Störung oder Zusammenbruch der Geschäftsfähigkeit einer Bank, von Banken

Key facts for Bankenkrise
PropertyValue
HeadwordBankenkrise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,357
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bankenkrise” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bankenkrise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bankenkrise is uncommon German at frequency #54,357 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Störung oder Zusammenbruch der Geschäftsfähigkeit einer Bank, von Banken".

Bankenkrise has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Bankenkrise, spelled B-A-N-K-E-N-K-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Störung oder Zusammenbruch der Geschäftsfähigkeit einer Bank, von Banken

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 "Bankenkrise"?
"Bankenkrise" is spelled B-A-N-K-E-N-K-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə].
What does "Bankenkrise" mean?
As a noun, "Bankenkrise" means: Störung oder Zusammenbruch der Geschäftsfähigkeit einer Bank, von Banken
How do you pronounce "Bankenkrise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bankenkrise" is [ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bankenkrise" come from?
"Bankenkrise" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Bankenkrise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-N-K-E-N-K-R-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbaŋkn̩ˌkʁiːzə] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list