Banshee
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The verdict
“Banshee” 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) - weiblicher Geist aus der keltischen Sagenwelt, der den Tod eines Familienmitglieds ankündigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-banshee · Banshee · German
Banshee · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Banshee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Banshee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Banshee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Banshee in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Banshee, spelled B-A-N-S-H-E-E.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Geist aus der keltischen Sagenwelt, der den Tod eines Familienmitglieds ankündigt
- 2Im weiteren Sinne auch Todesfee
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Banshee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Banshee ist eine Todesfee, die aus der keltischen Anderswelt entsandt wird, um den Lebenden den nahenden Tod zu verkünden.“
„Es ist die Rede von der Banshee, auch bean sí im irischen Gälisch, einer Gestalt der irisch-keltischen Mythologie und Folklore.“
Synonyms
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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.