Bannkreis

[ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s]

/[ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bannkreis” is uncommon German (frequency #99,526 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,526
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich mit Möglichkeit auf jemand oder etwas einzuwirken

Corpus desk

Index DE-bannkreis · Bannkreis · German

Bannkreis · rank #99,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,526
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bandname

Nearest frequency peer: Bandname (-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 „Bannkreis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bannkreis
PropertyValue
HeadwordBannkreis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bannkreis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bannkreisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bandname“ (#99,525), „Baran“ (#99,527), „Barbaras“ (#99,528). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bannkreis“ bei #99,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bannkreis is uncommon German at frequency #99,526 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bannkreis, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bannkreis, spelled B-A-N-N-K-R-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich mit Möglichkeit auf jemand oder etwas einzuwirken
  2. 2
    gesondert gekennzeichneter räumlicher Bereich, in dem bestimmte Tätigkeiten oder Versammlungen verboten sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jung-Jackson geriet in den Bannkreis einer Chicano-Gang, bewaffnet mit Vaters Rasiermesser und einer Hundekette.“
  2. „Die Daten seiner Biographie, an sich belanglos, werden dadurch, daß sie im Bannkreise zweier Kriege und in der uneingeschränkten Machtentfaltung der größten Verbrecherorganisation aller Zeiten ihre Beziehung finden, in eine allgemeine Ebene gehoben.“

Synonyms

EinflussbereichBannmeile

This word in other languages

sphere of influence(English)

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 "Bannkreis"?
"Bannkreis" is spelled B-A-N-N-K-R-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s].
What does "Bannkreis" mean?
As a noun, "Bannkreis" means: Bereich mit Möglichkeit auf jemand oder etwas einzuwirken
How do you pronounce "Bannkreis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bannkreis" is [ˈbanˌkʁaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bannkreis" come from?
"Bannkreis" 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 "Bannkreis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list