IBAN
[ˈiːban]
The verdict
“IBAN” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,618
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Internationale Bankkontonummer
Corpus desk
Index DE-iban · IBAN · German
IBAN · rank #30,618 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,618
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH immerzu
Nearest frequency peer: immerzu (+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 “IBAN”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hängematte
Hängematte
69,387 corpus weight
- häuslicher
häuslicher
69,385 corpus weight
- IBAN
IBAN
69,383 corpus weight
- immerzu
immerzu
69,382 corpus weight
- Innensenator
Innensenator
69,381 corpus weight
- inoffizielle
inoffizielle
69,380 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “IBAN” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | IBAN |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˈiːban] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #30,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “IBAN” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around IBAN (IPA [ˈiːban]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #30,618 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Internationale Bankkontonummer".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for IBAN, with forms such as "bian", "iabn", and "ibann". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ihn", "Inn", "Ida", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is IBAN, spelled I-B-A-N.
Definition
- 1Internationale Bankkontonummer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how IBAN appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte tragen Sie hier BIC und IBAN ein.
„Ab 1. Februar 2014 muss für alle Überweisungen und Lastschriften in Österreich die internationale Kontonummer IBAN (International Bank Account Number) verwendet werden.“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bian
- iabn
- ibann
- ibban
- ibna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of IBAN - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "IBAN", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "IBAN". Here's where to go from here.
- "IBAN" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ihn". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #30,618 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.