banquet

[bæŋkwɪt]

/[bæŋkwɪt]/ noun

The verdict

“banquet” 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) - Bankett, Festessen

Corpus desk

Index DE-banquet · banquet · German

banquet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 banquet
PropertyValue
Headwordbanquet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bæŋkwɪt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „banquet“ im Deutschen

banquetsitzt 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

banquet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bæŋkwɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bankett, Festessen".

Zero misspellings are on record for banquet in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is banquet, spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bankett, Festessen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They new neighbours have a big banquet tonight.
  2. "Confusingly, a banquet, the grandest of all meals, was usually held in the evening. The majority of meals analyzed here will be banquets, in the broader sense of the term, but many will be smaller suppers and even ordinary meals when authors describe them."

Synonyms

feastentertainmentregalementtreat

This word in other languages

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 "banquet"?
"banquet" is spelled B-A-N-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bæŋkwɪt].
What does "banquet" mean?
As a noun, "banquet" means: Bankett, Festessen
How do you pronounce "banquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "banquet" is [bæŋkwɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "banquet" come from?
"banquet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list