Bendorf

[ˈbɛndɔʁf]

/[ˈbɛndɔʁf]/ name

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The verdict

“Bendorf” is uncommon German (frequency #72,217 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,217
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Name dreier Orte in Deutschland und im Elsass

Corpus desk

Index DE-bendorf · Bendorf · German

Bendorf · rank #72,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,217
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH benchmarking

Nearest frequency peer: benchmarking (-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 „Bendorf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bendorf
PropertyValue
HeadwordBendorf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbɛndɔʁf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bendorf“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „benchmarking“ (#72,216), „Bergakademie“ (#72,218), „benachbart“ (#72,215). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bendorf“ bei #72,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bendorf is uncommon German at frequency #72,217 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbɛndɔʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Name dreier Orte in Deutschland und im Elsass".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bendorf, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bendorf, spelled B-E-N-D-O-R-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Name dreier Orte in Deutschland und im Elsass

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So dringlich die Schaffung leistungsfähigrer Krankenanstalten war, so zwingend notwendig war die Unterbringung vieler alter Leute, die im Kriege ihre Angehörigen verloren hatten … Ein Teil der Alten hätte in den Familien ihrer verheirateten Kinder Aufnahme finden können, … Es war deshalb Notwendigkeit, daß das Koblenzer Altenheim in Bendorf am 17. Oktobe…
  2. Das elsässische Bendorf hat 227 Einwohner.

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 "Bendorf"?
"Bendorf" is spelled B-E-N-D-O-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛndɔʁf].
What does "Bendorf" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bendorf" means: Name dreier Orte in Deutschland und im Elsass
How do you pronounce "Bendorf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bendorf" is [ˈbɛndɔʁf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bendorf" come from?
"Bendorf" 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 "Bendorf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

badisch#72,185böllern#72,261Arthurs#72,162domaine#72,305

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list