Bankraub

[ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p]

/[ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bankraub” is uncommon German (frequency #60,390 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,390
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Straftat, Entwenden von Geld oder Wertgegenständen aus einer Bank

Corpus desk

Index DE-bankraub · Bankraub · German

Bankraub · rank #60,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,390
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barby

Nearest frequency peer: Barby (+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 „Bankraub“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bankraub
PropertyValue
HeadwordBankraub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bankraub“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Barby“ (#60,391), „Balz“ (#60,388), „Bauernmarkt“ (#60,392). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bankraub“ bei #60,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bankraub is uncommon German at frequency #60,390 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Straftat, Entwenden von Geld oder Wertgegenständen aus einer Bank".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bankraub in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bankraub, spelled B-A-N-K-R-A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Straftat, Entwenden von Geld oder Wertgegenständen aus einer Bank

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gruppe wurde des Bankraubes überführt.
  2. „Im Januar 1985 wurde in Kollafjørður der erste Bankraub auf den Färöern verübt.“

Synonyms

Banküberfall

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 "Bankraub"?
"Bankraub" is spelled B-A-N-K-R-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p].
What does "Bankraub" mean?
As a noun, "Bankraub" means: Straftat, Entwenden von Geld oder Wertgegenständen aus einer Bank
How do you pronounce "Bankraub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bankraub" is [ˈbaŋkˌʁaʊ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bankraub" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Balkonen#60,386Baldrian#60,385baldiges#60,384Bachlauf#60,379

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list