Bankert

[ˈbaŋkɐt]

/[ˈbaŋkɐt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bankert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht eheliches Kind

Corpus desk

Index DE-bankert · Bankert · German

Bankert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Bankert
PropertyValue
HeadwordBankert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaŋkɐt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Bankert” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Bankertsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bankert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaŋkɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht eheliches Kind".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bankert in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bankert, spelled B-A-N-K-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht eheliches Kind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch die Kirche macht wegen Karls [Karl V.] keine Zicken, ganz im Gegenteil: Sein Bankert – wie man in Bayern uneheliche Kinder zu nennen pflegt – prägte sogar das katholische Kernbrauchtum.“
  2. „Aber sei’s drum, Schuhmacher, sag ich, nimmst du die Ann-Marie Kjærsgaard und nimmst du sie bald, so sollst, kreuzschwerenot, einhundert Reichstaler für jeden Bankert haben und zweihundert extra für deine eigene Person.“

Synonyms

BastardKegel

This word in other languages

bastard(English)bastardo(Español)bâtard(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bankert"?
"Bankert" is spelled B-A-N-K-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaŋkɐt].
What does "Bankert" mean?
As a noun, "Bankert" means: nicht eheliches Kind
How do you pronounce "Bankert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bankert" is [ˈbaŋkɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bankert" come from?
"Bankert" 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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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