Bantu

[ˈbantu]

/[ˈbantu]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bantu” is uncommon German (frequency #92,634 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,634
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger eines Volkes, das eine Bantusprache spricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-bantu · Bantu · German

Bantu · rank #92,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,634
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bahnübergängen

Nearest frequency peer: Bahnübergängen (-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 „Bantu“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bantu
PropertyValue
HeadwordBantu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbantu]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bantu“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bantufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bahnübergängen“ (#92,633), „Bahnhofshalle“ (#92,632), „Backgammon“ (#92,630). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bantu“ bei #92,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bantu is uncommon German at frequency #92,634 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbantu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines Volkes, das eine Bantusprache spricht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bantu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bantu, spelled B-A-N-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger eines Volkes, das eine Bantusprache spricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bantu findet man in vielen Ländern Afrikas.

This word in other languages

Bantu(English)Bantou(Français)

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 "Bantu"?
"Bantu" is spelled B-A-N-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbantu].
What does "Bantu" mean?
As a noun, "Bantu" means: Angehöriger eines Volkes, das eine Bantusprache spricht
How do you pronounce "Bantu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bantu" is [ˈbantu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bantu" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Basra#92,638Bache#92,629begib#92,652Beile#92,655

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list