Kantonalbank
[kantoˈnaːlˌbaŋk]
The verdict
“Kantonalbank” is uncommon German (frequency #69,404 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,404
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch kantonales Recht errichtetes Geldinstitut, das vollständig oder mehrheitlich im Besitz des jeweiligen Schweizer Kantons ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kantonalbank · Kantonalbank · German
Kantonalbank · rank #69,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,404
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kanaken
Nearest frequency peer: Kanaken (-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 „Kantonalbank“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kall
kall
30,600 corpus weight
- Kammerjäger
Kammerjäger
30,599 corpus weight
- Kanaken
Kanaken
30,598 corpus weight
- Kantonalbank
Kantonalbank
30,597 corpus weight
- Karree
Karree
30,596 corpus weight
- Karsamstag
Karsamstag
30,595 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kantonalbank“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kantonalbank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kantoˈnaːlˌbaŋk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #69,404 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kantonalbank“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kantonalbank is uncommon German at frequency #69,404 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kantoˈnaːlˌbaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch kantonales Recht errichtetes Geldinstitut, das vollständig oder mehrheitlich im Besitz des jeweiligen Schweizer Kantons ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kantonalbank in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kantonalbank, spelled K-A-N-T-O-N-A-L-B-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1durch kantonales Recht errichtetes Geldinstitut, das vollständig oder mehrheitlich im Besitz des jeweiligen Schweizer Kantons ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kantonalbank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Institute wie Julius Bär und die Kantonalbanken von Zürich und Basel müssen sich mutmaßlich ebenfalls auf hohe Strafen gefasst machen.“
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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