Big Band
[ˈbɪkbɛnt]
The verdict
“Big Band” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großes Orchester für Jazz oder Unterhaltungsmusik
Corpus desk
Index DE-big-band · Big Band · German
Big Band · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Big Band |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪkbɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Big Band“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Big Band is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪkbɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein großes Orchester für Jazz oder Unterhaltungsmusik".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Big Band, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Big Band, spelled B-I-G- -B-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1ein großes Orchester für Jazz oder Unterhaltungsmusik
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.