Gummiband

[ˈɡʊmiˌbant]

/[ˈɡʊmiˌbant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gummiband” is an uncommon German word, ranked #70,345 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#70,345
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein schmaler elastischer Streifen

Key facts for Gummiband
PropertyValue
HeadwordGummiband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʊmiˌbant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gummiband” 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). Gummiband lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gummiband is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʊmiˌbant]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,345 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Gummiband doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Gummiband, spelled G-U-M-M-I-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein schmaler elastischer Streifen
  2. 2
    ein ganz schmaler elastischer Streifen

Synonyms

EinziehgummiGummiring

This word in other languages

élastique(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 "Gummiband"?
"Gummiband" is spelled G-U-M-M-I-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʊmiˌbant].
What does "Gummiband" mean?
As a noun, "Gummiband" means: ein schmaler elastischer Streifen
How do you pronounce "Gummiband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gummiband" is [ˈɡʊmiˌbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gummiband" come from?
"Gummiband" 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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Using “Gummiband”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-U-M-M-I-B-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡʊmiˌbant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list