Jazzband

[ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt]

/[ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jazzband” is uncommon German (frequency #85,414 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,414
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von Musikern, die gemeinsam Jazz spielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jazzband · Jazzband · German

Jazzband · rank #85,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,414
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jause

Nearest frequency peer: Jause (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Jazzband“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Jazzband“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jazzband
PropertyValue
HeadwordJazzband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jazzband“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Jazzbandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Jause“ (#85,413), „jest“ (#85,415), „jahreszeitliche“ (#85,410). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jazzband“ bei #85,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jazzband is uncommon German at frequency #85,414 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe von Musikern, die gemeinsam Jazz spielen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jazzband, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Jazzband, spelled J-A-Z-Z-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gruppe von Musikern, die gemeinsam Jazz spielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit Jahren spielt er in einer Jazzband.
  2. „In den Gärten etablierten sich Jazzbands, die mitgebracht wurden.“

Synonyms

JazzgruppeJazzkapelle

This word in other languages

jazz-band(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 "Jazzband"?
"Jazzband" is spelled J-A-Z-Z-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt].
What does "Jazzband" mean?
As a noun, "Jazzband" means: Gruppe von Musikern, die gemeinsam Jazz spielen
How do you pronounce "Jazzband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jazzband" is [ˈd͡ʒɛsˌbɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jazzband" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jazzband", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jacquard#85,406Kaskaden#85,432increase#85,392Knochens#85,455

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list