Förderband

[ˈfœʁdɐˌbant]

/[ˈfœʁdɐˌbant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Förderband” is uncommon German (frequency #75,664 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,664
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - motorgetriebenes Band, mit dem Güter über relativ kurze Strecken transportiert werden können

Corpus desk

Index DE-forderband · Förderband · German

Förderband · rank #75,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,664
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH furzt

Nearest frequency peer: furzt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Förderband”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Förderband” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Förderband
PropertyValue
HeadwordFörderband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfœʁdɐˌbant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Förderband” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Förderband lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Förderband is uncommon German at frequency #75,664 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfœʁdɐˌbant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "motorgetriebenes Band, mit dem Güter über relativ kurze Strecken transportiert werden können".

Zero misspellings are on record for Förderband in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Förderband, spelled F-Ö-R-D-E-R-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    motorgetriebenes Band, mit dem Güter über relativ kurze Strecken transportiert werden können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Über ein Förderband rieselt Feinkohle auf einen Siebentonner-Lkw.“
  2. „[A]ls Stephen an der Kasse im Supermarkt seine Waren aufs Förderband legt, verschwindet Kate mit einemmal und wird nicht mehr gefunden“

Synonyms

LaufbandTransportband

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Förderband"?
"Förderband" is spelled F-Ö-R-D-E-R-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfœʁdɐˌbant].
What does "Förderband" mean?
As a noun, "Förderband" means: motorgetriebenes Band, mit dem Güter über relativ kurze Strecken transportiert werden können
How do you pronounce "Förderband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Förderband" is [ˈfœʁdɐˌbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Förderband" come from?
"Förderband" 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 "Förderband", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list