Datenbank

/[ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,694

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Datenbank is aGermannoun. It means: große Menge von Daten, die in einem Rechner nach bestimmten Kriterien organisiert komplexe Abfragen zulassen Pronounced [ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk]. It ranks #5,694 in German word frequency. Often confused with Datenbanken.

Key facts for Datenbank
PropertyValue
HeadwordDatenbank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,694
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Datenbank in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Datenbank is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,694 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Datenbank, with forms such as "adtenbank", "daetnbank", and "datebnank". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Datenbanken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Datenbank, spelled D-A-T-E-N-B-A-N-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    große Menge von Daten, die in einem Rechner nach bestimmten Kriterien organisiert komplexe Abfragen zulassen
  2. 2
    organisierte Sammlung von Daten, die nach verschiedenen Kriterien organisiert sind und abgerufen werden können

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adtenbank,daetnbank,datebnank,datenabnk,datenbakn,datenbankk,datenbannk,datenbbank,datenbnak,datennbank,datnebank,dattenbank,ddatenbank,dtaenbank

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Datenbank

Misspelling Variants of "Datenbank"

adtenbank9daetnbank9datebnank9datenabnk9datenbakn9datenbankk10datenbannk10datenbbank10
Misspelling Variants of "Datenbank"

Frequency rank: #5,694 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Datenbank"?
"Datenbank" is spelled D-A-T-E-N-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk].
What does "Datenbank" mean?
As a noun, "Datenbank" means: große Menge von Daten, die in einem Rechner nach bestimmten Kriterien organisiert komplexe Abfragen zulassen
What words are commonly confused with "Datenbank"?
"Datenbank" is commonly confused with "Datenbanken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Datenbank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Datenbank" is [ˈdaːtn̩ˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Datenbank" come from?
"Datenbank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.