Bankier

[baŋˈki̯eː]

/[baŋˈki̯eː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bankier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,462
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der persönlich haftende Inhaber oder ein Vorstandsmitglied einer Bank

Corpus desk

Index DE-bankier · Bankier · German

Bankier · rank #30,462 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,462
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BaFin

Nearest frequency peer: BaFin (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bankier“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bankier“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bankier vs Banner
71% similar
Bankier vs Bunker
71% similar
Bankier vs banking
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bankier
PropertyValue
HeadwordBankier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baŋˈki̯eː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,462
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bankier“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bankierliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BaFin“ (#30,461), „Barometer“ (#30,463), „Backstage“ (#30,460). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bankier“ bei #30,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bankier (IPA [baŋˈki̯eː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,462 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der persönlich haftende Inhaber oder ein Vorstandsmitglied einer Bank".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bankier, with forms such as "abnkier", "baknier", and "baniker". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Banner", "Bunker", "banking", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bankier, spelled B-A-N-K-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der persönlich haftende Inhaber oder ein Vorstandsmitglied einer Bank

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als bekannte Bankiers gelten die Rothschilds.
  2. „Er gehörte noch zu den Bankiers, nicht zu den Bankern: Guth, Neffe Ludwig Erhards, prägte über Jahrzehnte das Bild der Deutschen Bank.“

This word in other languages

banker(English)banquero(Español)banquier(Français)banqueiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abnkier
  • baknier
  • baniker
  • bankeir
  • bankierr
  • bankire
  • bankkier
  • bannkier
  • bbankier
  • bnakier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bankier - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abnkier2baknier2baniker2bankeir2bankierr1bankire2bankkier1bannkier1
Edit distance from "Bankier"

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 "Bankier"?
"Bankier" is spelled B-A-N-K-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [baŋˈki̯eː].
What does "Bankier" mean?
As a noun, "Bankier" means: der persönlich haftende Inhaber oder ein Vorstandsmitglied einer Bank
What words are commonly confused with "Bankier"?
"Bankier" is commonly confused with "Banner", "Bunker", "banking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bankier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bankier" is [baŋˈki̯eː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bankier" come from?
"Bankier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bankier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bastion#30,464aufwies#30,453auffiel#30,449bewogen#30,478

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

begleite10 variantsBlamage10 variantsAnalsex10 variantsZuwenig10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list