Kantonalbank
[kantoˈnaːlˌbaŋk]
The verdict
“Kantonalbank” is uncommon German (frequency #69,404 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,404
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch kantonales Recht errichtetes Geldinstitut, das vollständig oder mehrheitlich im Besitz des jeweiligen Schweizer Kantons ist
| 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) |
Where “Kantonalbank” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kantonalbank is uncommon German at frequency #69,404 among 55,078 “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
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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Using “Kantonalbank”
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- The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-T-O-N-A-L-B-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.